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07-23-2020, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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41 Merc radiator and trunk latch questions
I posted this on the HAMB, originally, and they suggested that I post it here.
I have my great-grandparents' 41 Merc sedan that I'm working on getting running again. I've run into two issues, one of which is my own doing. First, the problem of my own making: When I pulled the radiator to swap the motor (the original was stuck and needs rebuilt, so I've got a '40 Ford motor in until I get time to do that), I was terrible at bolt management and don't remember what held the side braces in. Are those just regular bolts that stick out and have a washer to keep them in the slot? Second, the trunk latch slips when the handle is turned, so the latch isn't retracted. I've confirmed that the latch is loose, though a little stiff. In looking at how to take it out, I see there's about a 2-inch nut that backs the handle and two screws on the bottom to hold the latch in position (either side of the latch in this image, just out of frame): two small flat head screws on the inside of the door: I can get the screws out, but I don't see how there's enough space to get that size of box wrench in to loosen it. Is there a special wrench needed to be made to fit in that space and loosen the nut, or is there a trick to just holding the nut and starting to spin off the handle from the outside? |
07-23-2020, 06:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: 41 Merc radiator and trunk latch questions
You can use a 12 pt socket on square Bolts and nuts they make special 8 ptsockets . Ive got an old craftsman set .
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07-24-2020, 11:59 AM | #3 |
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Re: 41 Merc radiator and trunk latch questions
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