[Tigers] Trunk (Boot) Latch Renewal

[Gary Winblad]

Terry,
Now I see what you are talking about..
NO, I do not see anything like that in my latch.  My hole is much 
tighter tolerance, can't really see it, side slop says its not perfect 
but nothing like
yours.   Your U slo,t where the wear should be I would think, looks like 
brand new, mine looks more worn there.
Its kind of hard to push it down by hand (screwdriver) but it seems to 
just rotate.
Merry Xmas, maybe Santa could find you an Alpine donor one!  The spring 
is pretty strong in mine, if I disassembled it to weld it, I don't think I
could get back together.
Gary


On 12/23/2017 9:07 AM, Terry Packer wrote:
> Hello Gary
>
> I apologize that my description wasn't clear enough. After writing I 
> removed the latch assembly and took the attached picture. I hope the 
> list does not remove it. The arrow points to the area I'm trying to 
> learn about. The question is whether the hole on which the receiver 
> hook pivots should only be large enough to accommodate the "axle" or 
> whether the hole in the hook, as pictured, is intended to be larger 
> (think hot dog shaped instead of circular), thereby allowing the hook 
> to move fore/aft and up/down with respect to the axle, in addition to 
> rotating.
>
> The issue for me is that the gap I see looks like wear that needs to 
> be corrected - possibly welding the hole closed and re-drilling a new, 
> circular pivot hole. However, there is at least some possibility the 
> geometry of the closure requires the hook to have the freedom of 
> movement which the oversized hole allows. I'm trying to determine 
> which of these conditions is the correct one.
>
> A simple test of other latches is to stand the boot lid open and 
> observe the hook while closing it manually. If the hook ONLY rotates, 
> then its hole is intended to be circular and the attached picture 
> documents severe wear. If in closing the latch rotates AND translates 
> to a secondary pivot point, then it may be the irregular hole pictured 
> is actually intended.
>
> Thanks for any assistance determining which of these descriptions of 
> the hole in the hook is correct.
>
> Merry Christmas
> Terry
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Gary Winblad via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *To:* tigers at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 23, 2017 8:51 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Trunk (Boot) Latch Renewal
>
> 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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