1992 notch trunk will not stay open

[skinnypGT]

The trunk lid on my notch no longer stays up on its own.
I have looked at it a few times but can not figure out how to repair the problem

has anyone had this problem and fixed it

 

[Seanmay1]

keep a stick in the trunk and prop it up man

 

[86nu]

theres two bars that connect both sides of the arms, there are a couple of holes that they hook up to. They prob have prob popped out of there.

 

[TRWXXA]

theres two bars that connect both sides of the arms, there are a couple of holes that they hook up to. They prob have prob popped out of there.

+1 Or they just need adjusting.

Move the ends of the torsion bars up a notch to increase the force needed to lift the deck lid. According to the Ford Mustang Service Manual, to get a balance between the force needed to hold the deck lid up and too much force throwing the lid open too hard, you can have the two torsion bars in different positions. However there should be no more than one notch difference between them.

Wear some thick, leather work gloves and eye protection when adjusting these torsion bars. There's lots of potential for gouged skin and bits of flying metal when doing this.

 

[faststang90]

my trunk

my trunk open good before i installed a wing on the back know it will not stay up will it hold more wieght than just a stock trunk

 

[facemelter71]

I put a fiberglass decklid on my coupe about 2 months ago,and i had to adjust the torsion bars all the way down to the wheel wells in the trunk with some padding below them.But there outta the way for any one to see them.And with a wing on there,unless its a saleen wing (the huge one) you should be able to adjust them up so it will pop open.

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

I vote for the broom stick!! You can also beat people with it if you need be.

 

[skinnypGT]

+1 Or they just need adjusting.

Move the ends of the torsion bars up a notch to increase the force needed to lift the deck lid. According to the Ford Mustang Service Manual, to get a balance between the force needed to hold the deck lid up and too much force throwing the lid open too hard, you can have the two torsion bars in different positions. However there should be no more than one notch difference between them.

Wear some thick, leather work gloves and eye protection when adjusting these torsion bars. There's lots of potential for gouged skin and bits of flying metal when doing this.

how exactly do you adjust the torsion bars???
One of them is connected on both sides and has both ends pointing toward the rear of the car.
the other one has come unconnected on one side of the trunk. one end is pointed to the rear of the car and the other toward the front of the car. I can not figure out how to get this one back in to place (Am I missing something really stupid here)

 

[Saleen0679]

Hope it helps.

 

[skinnypGT]

thanks I will give it a try

 

[TRWXXA]

I vote for the broom stick!! You can also beat people with it if you need be.

Who needs the broomstick when you have one of these?

 

[v8only]

you can get the rear springs from a vert...they'll bolt up to the left and right side, and get rid of those torsion bars,...clearing up additional room in the trunk.

 

[BigBlue05]

sup everyone.....i got a 91 notchback trunk is missing one torsion bar and it has been hell finding a replacement....i bought trunk springs off a convertible, i heard it can be done but i dont want to add the hinges the convertible has....can anyone help....any suggestions

 

[v8only]

you don't need the top hinges, as your trunk lid in the notch bolts on via the left and right hinge brackets inside the trunk.

your vert hinges will bolt onto the left and right side in your trunk, but halfway down, or closer to the tail lights. does this make sense?

 

[BigBlue05]

oh ok so i can bolt on the springs along with the bracket on the hood? im gonna take a look at it again today. i will be back just in case thanks for the help

 

[BigBlue05]

thanks v8 i put them on today and they work perfectly