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 The tab stop was bent down and twisted (from the factory). This limits rotation of the cam. The arm on the cam is bent down too. |
 On the new one, the tab is straight and thus the cam has a greater range of rotation. |
 Here is a look at the rear with the latch removed. I had to remove the lower trunk cover to get the latch out. |
 Here is what happened to the new replacement latch after a months time. The cam bent again! |
 Here you can see me straightening out the bent cam |
 Here is the cam after being straightened. |
 I can fix anything with JB Weld and Duct tape |
 I am going to glue a couple nuts under the cam to prevent it from wobbling and bending under stress |
 Applying JB Weld to one side of the nut |
 Second nut in place |
 Now the nuts support the bottom of the cam throughout it's rotation. |
 Here is my cam after I welded a steel support to the rear of it. It is hard to see as it is welded to the rear of the cam. |
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 Apply adhesive backed teflon tape to stop trunk lid chaffing |
 Alignment tabs chaff on trunk lid if not protected |
 Teflon tape applied to lid |