45 An Unsuccessful Attempt To Open Jammed MGB Bootlid
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excellent video, as an owner of a MGB gt '81' and a' 77' midget its so cool to see your enthusiasm! especially with that lock!. Cheer Alan Noorkoiv. Coventry
enoorkoiv 10 months ago
..Try this if your car has speakers in the bulkhead like this one....Remove right hand speaker....stick a trouble light through the hole into the trunk so you can see...snap off a broom stick about 3 feet long or use a piece of conduit...now you can push on the stuck hook. It takes a few trys to get good at it, but works great. Eventually I took a grinder bit on my Dremel and decreased the diameter of the catch loop. Now it unhooks quite easily.
vachief 1 year ago
John, Wow! You are back at it! Here's how we did it at my old shop Octagon Sports Car Center in San Diego. Tap the bezel around the push button about 30 degrees (A proper lead/tin knock on hammer is best) drill small hole 1/4. Probe hole with welding rod till the latch pops. Tap bezel back into position. p.s. I am bringing back to life my old shop too!
patgarity 1 year ago
Come on, drill the lock cylinder out.
brava344 2 years ago
Sometimes cars win, I'm glad you've left this up as it is very funny.
Good luck J.T.
HayateAce 2 years ago
I locked myself out of my trunk once, the lock had come loose on the inside and wouldn't engage with the latch. In then end by pushing and pulling on the handle from the outside (with the key in) I was able to force the part that pushes up against the latch into place. Basically keep trying and you'll get there. The locks are not very good...
aluykx2 2 years ago
In support of Hitchcock1960: I once had the half circular wheel underneath the pushlock coming loose. After a lot of wiggling I was lucky it fell off completely after which the lock came out. And indeed, then it is easy to push the lid open with a bent pushrod made on my own. So be carefull: use Locktite to secure the small bolt fastening of this special part! Only when tightly fitted, will it push far enough for the mechanism to open...
donthuis 3 years ago
Seeing a real expert struggle like this makes me feel so much better about all the frustrations I've had with my own old car. I'm especially impressed that he doesn't wind up cursing and throwing wrenches the way I do!
Not that I've ever had this particular problem on my own car. I just reach in through one of the rust holes...
trollhunter 3 years ago
Interesting that the MGB has a Midget luggage rack on it! 4 slats for a Midget, 5 for an MGB.
As for the tool, why not get it in place ready to pop the latch and mark the tool with some paint? Line the paint up with the sheet metal. This way you would know if you were almost in place with the other end as it looks like you have some room to play with there.
BigLisaFan 4 years ago
I was going to suggest the same this that STROVATO suggested about this. Do you read these comments so you can address these comments?
wesleyanreject 4 years ago