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  • shoebox
    Newbie
    • Sep 25 2007
    • 28

    convertible trunk hinge failure

    When lowering my top in the final cycle which brings the trunk lid down, there was a loud crash is the trunk lid fell last foot. It appears that both trunk lid hinges failed. The hinges shared off where the amount of the base of the trunk. In trying to reconstruct what happened, it appears that one hinge failed causing the trunk lid to skew sideways thereby putting lateral pressure on the other hinge causing it to fail. I'm advised by the Birds Nest people that the hinges were peculiar to 1960 and that there are very few available. Has anyone incurred this problem and know where I can locate a pair of used hinges?
  • YellowRose
    Super-Experienced


    • Jan 21 2008
    • 17188

    #2
    convetible trunk hinge failure

    Carl Heller ~ partsetal on here has many Squarebirds parts available. Send Carl a Private Message and ask if he has a set of the '60 hinges or knows where they can be found at.

    Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
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    • jopizz
      Super-Experienced


      • Nov 23 2009
      • 8308

      #3
      Normally the pins shear off due to rust and fatigue. The hinges can be drilled out and new pins installed. If the counter weight hinges broke in the trunk that's another story. Can you post a picture so we can see exactly what happened.

      John
      John Pizzi - Squarebirds Administrator

      Thunderbird Registry #36223
      jopizz@squarebirds.org 856-779-9695

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      • YellowRose
        Super-Experienced


        • Jan 21 2008
        • 17188

        #4
        convetible trunk hinge failure

        You can post pix on this Forum by using a free photo hosting website like Photobucket. Set your pix to no more than 800x600 pixels. Or you can send them to me, jopizz or Dave ~ simplyconnected to post for you. Or, as a Paid Member, you can post them yourself right on our server.

        Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
        The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
        Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411

        https://www.squarebirds.org/picture_gallery/TechnicalResourceLibrary/trl.htm
        Faye's Ovarian Cancer Memorial Website.
        https://faye.rayclark.info/index.html

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        • p38fighter
          Super-Experienced
          • Oct 14 2016
          • 581

          #5
          Not to hijack the thread but how exactly does a paid member post directly on the site. Is there a step by step instruction anywhere?

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          • jopizz
            Super-Experienced


            • Nov 23 2009
            • 8308

            #6
            Below the block where you put your response you will see "Manage Attachments". When you hit that button a screen will appear with blocks that say "Browse". When you hit browse a file upload screen will appear that is on your computer. You want to point that to the directory that has the attachment(s) that you want to add. Your attachments must be formatted 800x600 and 143k or less in size. When you are finished adding attachments hit 'Upload". That will send the attachments to the Squarebirds server. Once that's done your attachments are in your post. You can hit preview to see them before they are posted.

            John
            John Pizzi - Squarebirds Administrator

            Thunderbird Registry #36223
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            • Wyldie
              Apprentice
              • Dec 22 2016
              • 94

              #7
              Interesting you should bring this up. When removing the trunk lid, I decided I would just knock the pins out of the hinges to remove it. Right side was fine left side not a chance. Unbolted the left hinge and it was 90% seized.

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              • YellowRose
                Super-Experienced


                • Jan 21 2008
                • 17188

                #8
                Paid Membership Advantages

                I would add this to what John said. There are certain Forum advantages that Alexander set up for those who assist in maintaining our Forum, and paying the bills. These are outlined in this thread in the Administrative section of this Forum, for those of you who have not checked it.

                http://www.squarebirds.org/vbulletin...ad.php?t=19187

                I would also point out that there are parts of this Forum that our general unpaid membership never sees. They are open ONLY to our Paid Membership, as a courtesy for their financial support of their Forum....

                If anyone has questions regarding the above, email or PM me. Now, lets get this back on subject...
                Last edited by YellowRose; July 21, 2017, 09:32 PM.

                Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
                The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
                Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411

                https://www.squarebirds.org/picture_gallery/TechnicalResourceLibrary/trl.htm
                Faye's Ovarian Cancer Memorial Website.
                https://faye.rayclark.info/index.html

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                • GTE427
                  Super-Experienced
                  • Oct 9 2007
                  • 602

                  #9
                  I have a set available from a 60 parts car. However they should be re-pinned. On both hinges, they appear to have seized on one side of the hinge, causing the pin to break in half since the other side of the hinge was free.
                  Contact Carl and if he is not able to help you with a good set, then consider my offer.
                  Ken
                  1959 J Convertible
                  1960 J Hardtop

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                  • Tbird6
                    Newbie
                    • Jul 3 2017
                    • 27

                    #10
                    Just a suggestion about posting pictures?

                    I have been on many forums for many years. They are all full of kittens and other things because ANY hosting service you use is pure crap! They will all crash and burn eventually because the people who make that type of stuff just move on to the next hottest thing and abandon it all.

                    Please post ALL your pictures directly to the forum. Then all those pictures will last as long as the forum does.
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                    • shoebox
                      Newbie
                      • Sep 25 2007
                      • 28

                      #11
                      Thanks for you reply. I removed the trunk lid and discovered that the pins in both hinges had failed. Local machine shop drilled and fitted new pins- so back in business.

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