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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
2007 Tonneau Cover Latch Parts
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<blockquote data-quote="blksn8k" data-source="post: 1034579" data-attributes="member: 64142"><p>Turns out you cannot drive the pins out since they are not really pins, or at least not a single diameter pin. The sheet metal body of the latch is assembled over the pins with the "trigger" pieces of the latch sandwiched in between the larger diameter portion of the pin and a spacer sleeve. All of that is designed to center the trigger in the assembly. Now that I have it apart I think it is fixable. I heated the end of the spring so I could bend it. I will probably use a 5/16" bolt with some washers in place of the pin. Not much choice since I had to drill one of the pins out to get it apart. The ends of the pins are mushroomed to hold everything together. The pins basically serve double duty as rivets. A 1" long bolt and jam nut should serve the same purpose. Might work...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blksn8k, post: 1034579, member: 64142"] Turns out you cannot drive the pins out since they are not really pins, or at least not a single diameter pin. The sheet metal body of the latch is assembled over the pins with the "trigger" pieces of the latch sandwiched in between the larger diameter portion of the pin and a spacer sleeve. All of that is designed to center the trigger in the assembly. Now that I have it apart I think it is fixable. I heated the end of the spring so I could bend it. I will probably use a 5/16" bolt with some washers in place of the pin. Not much choice since I had to drill one of the pins out to get it apart. The ends of the pins are mushroomed to hold everything together. The pins basically serve double duty as rivets. A 1" long bolt and jam nut should serve the same purpose. Might work... [/QUOTE]
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