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03-24-2019, 10:17 AM | #1 |
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help: Trunk won't open
1941 Merc Sedan. the Trunk was opening and closing fairly "easy", and then a neighbor SLAMMED the Trunk shut.... now I cannot get the dirtyword Trunk lid to open. the Trunk Handle moves, have unlocked and locked it, but it is stuck solid. will I have to take the rear seats out and go in that way to get it open?? (I am 77 and remember doing that to some old cars wayyyyyy back yonder). or is there another way?? and nope, I did not shoot my neighbor.... he was gone when I came back out loaded... hee hee…. stay safe. thanks
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03-24-2019, 10:41 AM | #2 |
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Re: help: Trunk won't open
Almost sounds like he slammed the trunk hard enough to break something in the latch and the striker has fallen down and the catch can't retract.
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03-24-2019, 11:05 AM | #3 |
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Re: help: Trunk won't open
yep. so now what??? have another cuppa coffee?? stay safe. thanks
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03-24-2019, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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Yes, you are going to pretend your 25 again. Nice neighbor! Doesn't he know you never slam doors and trunks closed?
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03-24-2019, 11:21 AM | #5 |
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wheeeeee…. oh well.... I am always interested in different ways to "exercise". stay safe
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03-24-2019, 11:23 AM | #6 |
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03-24-2019, 11:35 AM | #7 |
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Re: help: Trunk won't open
Try slipping a putty knife under the lid in the area of the latch and push upward. If that doesn't work then pulling the rear seat is your only option. Be sure you take a flashlight with you and a good screwdriver to pry up the latch.
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03-24-2019, 11:36 AM | #8 |
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Re: help: Trunk won't open
roger. will try that. hum. how will I use a pry bar and slap the trunk while trying to turn/pull the trunk open? stay safe thanks
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03-24-2019, 11:37 AM | #9 |
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yikes... I meant PUTTY KNIFE. stay safe. thanks
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03-24-2019, 11:46 AM | #10 |
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Re: help: Trunk won't open
If it does come to removing the seat back and crawling into the trunk, get some help from a younger relative/neighbours kid with permission.
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03-24-2019, 11:54 AM | #11 |
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5 -5 2-2 !! (redneck 10-4)
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03-24-2019, 12:24 PM | #12 |
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Neighbor probably owns G M cars....must slam doors, hood, trunk or they won't latch.................l o l
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03-24-2019, 12:30 PM | #13 |
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I would use one of the plastic pry bar type tools available. They are not expensive and I’m sure are available in most stores.
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03-24-2019, 12:48 PM | #14 |
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my neighbor would likely bring me a 4-foot CROWBAR, and then wonder why I did not want to use it... stay safe. thanks
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03-24-2019, 01:26 PM | #15 |
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Maybe you might be able o put some pressure In on the area of the latch and then try to move the Handle.. The latch might be caught on a lip or inside edge of trunk . Just a suggestion. Also if you had a second person V8 person They might hitting the latch area with a piece of 2x4 wrapped with several layers of a Towel or soft cloth as you try to open it.. Good luck !!
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03-24-2019, 02:41 PM | #16 |
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Until you find the mettle to crawl through behind the seat. Try to find a parking lot with speed bumps. Keep it at about 25-30 mph. Might use up some of that adrenaline you've saved for the neighbor. Might jostle the lid skyward. I used to have a '53 the trunk was like a vault.
If or when you do the crawl, think about tight clothing. I like Mart's idea of a smaller and more flexible person. At the very least have some one there in case you need rescued. I wish my wife would let me come by to help you. Anymore she gets edgy letting me go to the store alone.
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03-24-2019, 04:33 PM | #17 |
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Bring the car here to SoCal and park it in the Home Depot parking lot and then go shopping. When you come out the trunk will probably be open. Its happened to me twice.
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03-24-2019, 04:40 PM | #18 |
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Try Kerks method first. You may need two people to push on the bottom of the trunk lid,under the lock.
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03-24-2019, 06:52 PM | #19 |
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got side-tracked today. will (maybe) try tomorrow after I find/buy those plastic prying bars. no hurry, it is not tagged as yet. stay safe. thanks
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03-24-2019, 08:41 PM | #20 |
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Got a neighborhood kid that can go into the trunk from the inside?
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