<div dir="auto">You guys are very ambitious. I had a trunk hinge that tended to pop out and I just popped it back in when I noticed it coming adrift. Over and over again. For many years.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Greg Lemon </div><div dir="auto">TR250</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 7:23 PM Cliff Hansen <<a href="mailto:cliff_hansen@outlook.com">cliff_hansen@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Same thing happened to me with “new” hinges, bought them years ago, lasted about 6 months on the car.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:trguy75@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Jim Henningsen</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Dave Connitt</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Triumphs</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [TR] TR4A trunk hinge question</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dave,<br>
A short while after installing a new trunk hinge, it broke. I believe it’s cheap construction that caused it to break. Mine broke in half. Sounds like yours not too bad and job weld to the rescue. Good luck.<br>
Jim Henningsen<br>
Ocala FL<br>
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> On Dec 1, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Dave Connitt <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Thanks!<br>
> JB Weld it is!<br>
> Dave Connitt <br>
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> Sent from my iPhone<br>
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>> On Dec 1, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Notakitcar <<a href="mailto:notakitcar@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">notakitcar@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Agree, JB Weld will do the job.<br>
>> Bill B<br>
>> TS30800L<br>
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>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">auprichard@uprichard.net</a><br>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:24 AM<br>
>> To: 'Dave Connitt' <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>>; 'Triumphs' <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A trunk hinge question<br>
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>> I have had this happen a few times. I have not had success with Locktite, but JB weld has worked.<br>
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>> Andrew Uprichard<br>
>> Jackson, Michigan<br>
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>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of Dave Connitt<br>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:48 AM<br>
>> To: Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
>> Subject: [TR] TR4A trunk hinge question<br>
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>> Hi all, <br>
>> It’s been some time since I have posted on this list but here goes.<br>
>> During the restoration of my TR4A, I had purchased a new set of hinges for the trunk which was about 10 years ago.
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>> After noticing one hinge coming apart I found that the short threaded stud one that hinge actually pulled itself out of the hinge.<br>
>> Two questions:<br>
>> 1. Is this a common failure mode?<br>
>> 2. If I used red Locktite or JB Weld to secure the studs would they stay put?<br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>> Dave Connitt <br>
>> DavesTR4A.com<br>
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