[Tigers] Trunk (Boot) Latch Renewal

[Gary Winblad]

Hi Terry,
I am not sure exactly what you are asking...

The receiver hook (the latch attached to the car body) is like a "U" 
channel that rotates forward when you close the trunk.
This piece is held in a "slot" in the sheet metal of the latch and has a 
spring wrapped around an axle that holds it all
together.  You can grab it and it does have side to side movement 
indicating its hole for the axle is sloppy but probably still
mostly round.  Is that what you are asking?
The latch attached to the trunk is bent sheet metal with a rivet like 
horizontal pin.  My pin looks like it was originally round
but is now very worn, it does rotate with finger twist(probably not 
right).  It was totally dry and bare metal so I just put a little grease 
on it.
Might be a dumb idea since I have smashed my bald head into it before :0
My trunk attached piece is not original because one night about twenty 
years ago, leaving Santa Cruz one night it suddenly
sheared and the trunk popped open...  replaced it with an old Alpine 
spare I had....  I think SS sells this piece.  The latch attached
to the body is original, don't think I have ever done anything to it.

Gary

On 12/22/2017 2:38 PM, Terry Packer via Tigers wrote:
> Engagement of the trunk latch on my car is becoming problematic. I'm 
> suspicious that besides the standard adjustments, wear and old age of 
> the components may need to be addressed. As the SS catalog does not 
> seem to list a replacement for the receiver assembly I wondered 
> whether anyone has reconditioned theirs and has any tips to share?
>
> One specific question is that my car's receiver hook inside the boot 
> has an oblong central hole which allows the hook to shift position on 
> its shaft in addition to rotating around it. Can anyone confirm 
> whether that oblong hole is the intended design or is it evidence of 
> wear and tear on a hole that was originally round? This latch 
> hardware, including the shape of the hole in the receiver hook, can be 
> seen by simply raising the boot lid (with a flashlight handy).
>
> Thanks for any info or suggestions and Merry Christmas To All!
>
> Terry Packer
>
>
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