[DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins

[Thomas Tornblom]

The shocks does its best to pop the the lid open, not keep it in  
place. If the pins falls out, the shocks will most likely lift the  
front end of the lid and turn it into a giant scoop.



19 jan 2009 kl. 22.53 skrev "Erik Anderson" <eanderson at geotracinternational.com 
 >:

> I pulled my engine/ZF this weekend and we decided to pull the hinge  
> pins rather than the bolts.  It took about a dozen whacks with a  
> hammer and punch to pop the pins.  (They weren't rusted or bent.)   
> When they go back in I am going to look at a safety wire / pin  
> scenario ... just to be totally on the safe side.
>
> That said, I assume that the deck lid shocks are not strong enough  
> to hold the lid in place if the pins were to let go?  I would think  
> that the chance of both pins falling out at the same time would be  
> extremely small - so would one pin and both shocks be strong enough  
> to hold things until you pulled over?
>
> Thanks,
> EA
> #3528
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Thomas Tornblom
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:54 AM
> To: Göran Malmberg
> Cc: Thomas Tornblom; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>
> I have drilled my pins and use pins like these to lock them in place:
>
> http://www.farming.se/Produktkatalog/storbild.asp?bid=569040009.jpg&prodNamn=Fj%E4derpinne
>
> Göran Malmberg skrev:
>> To gain the full advantage of  an easy removed lid it must be
>> possible to to just click loose and lift off. To speak for myself
>> I do a lot intake work and will be able to sit there with a
>> straight back and a good garage roof illumination effect.
>>
>> The pins is a little hided and tricky to reach with hands and
>> tools, which makes me think nuts will not be te very best
>> solution. I was also thinking about an L-shaped pin, easy to hold
>> in its end while sliding it out. and the other end a hinger style L
>> end hanging down. Just to lift up and slide out.
>>
>> Ahhh, even a hood pin is an engineering challenge...I will put it in
>> any of my hoodpin engineering books.
>> Goran
>>
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