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Topic: need tool for adjusting 1968 trunk lid tension
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Ralph Rebandt
Gearhead Posts: 374
From: Farmington Hills, MI
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 05-02-2002 08:52 PM
   
I have a 68 mustang convertible. there are rods that cross from the hinges and give the trunk its lift. Does anyone know what tool to use to slip these rods into the proper slots for the correct tension?
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-03-2002 10:26 AM
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine USA
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posted 05-03-2002 07:41 PM
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460-67Stang
Gearhead Posts: 157
From: Southern Ohio, USA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 05-06-2002 10:22 PM
Ralph,
For my '67 coupe.....I ended up using a 2x4 with a piece of 1x4 screwed to it to make a lever like contraption. I used the 2x4 to pry the thing in place...carefully. Man, those things have some torque on them. And mine are on the most loose setting. I have to hold my trunk lid when it opens for fear it will dent the hinges and/or the trunk lid (knew of a '68 coupe where that actually happened)Brian
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