[FWDLK] Deck Erection.....in ALL positions

[eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn Barratt PM'ed me, to ask me upon what reference I based my
statement  that a PROPERLY working deck lid  (nyah, nyah, nyah) would
hold any partially-opened  position
in which  an operator would  place  it.

>From the 57 Dodge Service Manual : " All Dodge [dunno about PLY's
though] cars have a balanced deck lid [ IN THEORY ] , made possible by a
torsion bar hinge mechanism. Lifting the deck lid is accomplished with a
finger tip--the weight of the heavy lid is counter-balanced in all
positions by the spring tension of the two torsion bars.

As the deck lid is raised [NOT whanged- upward ] , the twisting action
of the bars against the hinges causes the bars to twist, exerting a
torsional spring resistance that balances [!!]  the lid.

WHEN LID HAS BEEN ADJUSTED CORRECTLY,  LID SHOULD [ahem] HOLD ANY
POSITION WHEN RELEASED [emphasis-added] . 

So THERE, you smug so-and-so's , with your deck lids that just go
UP,and stay up,  whenever you want them to. 

They don't actually perform like they're supposed to do!

At least, I got to watch MY deck lid perform correctly, for an hour, til
I closed the lid, on the newly-installed NOS T/bars!

The very next day: experienced the heartbreak Limp Deck Syndrome, all
over again!


Neil Vedder 


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• From: "Glenn Barratt" <fury@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:31:45 +1200

Neil.
>From what do you base your understanding that the trunklid should be able to
maintain any partially opened position? All I have seen have operated in the
following manner: press and release the trunklid button, and the lid pops
open to fully open.
Curious...
Glenn.

----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Glenn Barratt" <fury@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] trunk lid torsion bar springs


> YUP; pretty neat!  same function as my house-key, except that my tool
> has more leverage, but requires a second person's assistance!
>
> I just WISH that , by putting the T/bars in the rear-most position, the
> trunk's operation would be restored/repaired!!!
>
> BTW: "correct operation"  allows the trunk to be placed in ANY
> partially-opened  position, not just to have it WHANG-fully-open (altho
> I WOULD "settle" for THAT operation!!)
>
>


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