18 replies to this topic

[sonscar]

It's not packing it needs,more like wedge to angle the bottom of the hinge.Steve..

[Ethel]

Wouldn't something like milliput do the job if you went the shim route? A nut, with or without threads, might a steady the stand off to pack around.

[Cooperman]

I would simply make up a pair of tapered packing pieces from some 4 mm thick hard plastic material. Just file it so that it tapers from 3.5 mm on the bottom to 1 mm at the top and the correct profile. That should align the bottom pieces of the hinge.

[Rubbershorts]

As I was keen to try get a run in the car this weekend, and not having access to the other helpful methods offered up by everyone, I just snipped off the edge of the hinges with the grinder. Annoyingly it was still binding. The bottom edge of the lid was fouling on the hinge panel. Steve Sonscar had noticed that the screw heads looked a little large, and could potentially be altering the angle of the hinge. These are stainless ones I bought separately from the hinges to reduce the chance of rusting, so gave the originals a try. It turns out they are too big. The diameter is larger than the standard screws that were supplied with the hinges, and this was taking up any adjustment that might be available when fitting the hinges. With the smaller diameter fitted I could pull the lid upwards away from the hinge panel and when nipped up the boot shuts as it did previously. Thanks for all the input guys👍 Daz.

Edited by Rubbershorts, 29 March 2025 - 09:12 AM.