Adjusting the height of the rear of the boot lid

[rancid_b]

Just a quick question for anyone who has experience with changing boot lids.

I've put a new one on today, and its not quite sitting flush at the rear of the lid and my workshop manual advises me that I need to lower the piece of metal that the lock attaches too. Well I can't for the life of me fit any tool in there to actually undo the bolt. I've even used pliers and a spring gripper tool (not sure if thats what its called I've never been good with names of tools) to try and get a good grip, and the bolt just wont budge. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would WD-40 help? Do I have to bend the piece of metal so that I can get to the bolt (pretty sure this would cause problems down the line with the lock catching properly)? I've changed an arial, put 2 new fuses and a globe under the gear stick, changed the bumper, changed the boot and all the locking mechanisms over to the new boot (putting the new boot on without a helper was a pain...bloody gas struts). To get this far towards getting the car into top shape today...and to be stumped by this is really pissing me off

[ephect]

a bit of WD40 and let it soak, it should let go, i havent looked at the bolts for a while so i cant remember them.

the other thing to check is the rubber stoppers just above the tail lights either side of teh opening. u can twist them up and down (has a thread) try either winding them all the way down or remove them and gently trial closing the boot. if thats no help, i'll have a look at the bolts tomora and get back to you.

[chrisdoesitbetter]

i got a rachet in mine, was a bit tight tho. if the wd40 is no good, hunt down a product called penetrine or similiar, cost bout $25 a can but works. dont try using un orthodox methods or tools, cause if you thread or round the bolt your F***d. post up a pic, but i would assume the vs would be very similiar to the vr and i got a 3/8" ratchet in there. ill have a look tomoro for u

[rancid_b]

Yeah I was thinking a ratchet would work, I dont have any though. I will go and hunt one down today. And I will also try the rubber stoppers (wonder why they didnt mention that in the manual!). Thanks fellas

[Andrew426]

I use one of these. Cant remember the correct name for it

[Trayner]

ring spanner im pritty sure ^

[rancid_b]

Alright fellas, I adjusted the catch with a ring spanner. However, the bloody thing is still not sitting right and i've come to the conclusion that its the stops. But my stops aren't on a thread...or if they are, the thread is stripped What to do, what to do...

[_R_J_K_]

Alright fellas, I adjusted the catch with a ring spanner. However, the bloody thing is still not sitting right and i've come to the conclusion that its the stops. But my stops aren't on a thread...or if they are, the thread is stripped What to do, what to do...

It's kinda hard to explain, but the stop is also the thread, as in the stop and the thread are one and the same piece of rubber. Try turning the stop kind of like undoing a coke bottle lid and you will see what I mean.

[padrickz88]

ratchet and socket, works perfect..... took me 2 minutes to do mine, its about as tight as it will get (that's what she said!)

[rancid_b]

It's kinda hard to explain, but the stop is also the thread, as in the stop and the thread are one and the same piece of rubber. Try turning the stop kind of like undoing a coke bottle lid and you will see what I mean.

Yeah I know what you mean, my boot stops on the actual boot are adjusting fine, but the boot stops on the actual car are not adjusting at all, just spinning around and around.