98-02 'vert Trunk Hinge
#1
98-02 'vert Trunk Hinge
There's a bushing in the trunk hinge that is worn out on my 2000 TA 'vert. It lets that side of the trunk shift around a bit when opening and closing. You can lift the leading edge of the trunk until the crash bolts contact the body. Does anyone know if the bushing is available and can be replaced or should I start looking at bone yards for a good used one?
I did a search but didn't find anything specific to this issue, although I did find several threads where people were putting washers on the crash bolts to shim it against the slot in the body. I'm not interested in using the crash bolts as a bushing to hold the lid tight. That masks the problem but doesn't correct it.
I did a search but didn't find anything specific to this issue, although I did find several threads where people were putting washers on the crash bolts to shim it against the slot in the body. I'm not interested in using the crash bolts as a bushing to hold the lid tight. That masks the problem but doesn't correct it.
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Glad to hear someone's on it. I might try to take mine apart if I could find a good used on in a junkyard first, but I don't want to chance ruining the hinge without a replacement.
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I have no issues opening my trunk. I just happened to notice I could grab the center of the front of the deck lid and lift it a substantial amount with the lid latched.
I am perplexed about the nylon bushing(s) previously referenced. I've owned my car since it was two years old, and there never were any bushings on my deck lid hinges that I can recall. I'd still like for someone to take a pic of where the bushing goes and what exactly it looks like. I'm sure I can figure something out if I have some notion what it's all about.
I am perplexed about the nylon bushing(s) previously referenced. I've owned my car since it was two years old, and there never were any bushings on my deck lid hinges that I can recall. I'd still like for someone to take a pic of where the bushing goes and what exactly it looks like. I'm sure I can figure something out if I have some notion what it's all about.
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Just went to load my trunk with stuff to meet the hot rod power tour tomorrow in gulfport and while I was in my trunk I noticed it was a lil harder than normal to open so I grabbed my WD 40 and hit these spots which I would also guess is where the bushings are located? Amazing what a lil lube will do...
#16
Just went to load my trunk with stuff to meet the hot rod power tour tomorrow in gulfport and while I was in my trunk I noticed it was a lil harder than normal to open so I grabbed my WD 40 and hit these spots which I would also guess is where the bushings are located? Amazing what a lil lube will do...