1936 Phaeton trunk support

Hi Pete,

I hope these photos explain a few things to you on the trunk Prop.





The arm should pivot at the top of the trunk lid and stay "caputured by the mechinism that mounts on the body. When the trunk is open and you raise the lid to lower it the arm moves towards the front of the car to release.

There should be a coil spring on the swivel plate with the U shaped finger (missing in the photo) to keep things in contact.

Let me know if this clears things up or makes it worse.

Have a great New Year.

Jim[/img]

Molasses....? Have I missed a shade tree secret?

Jim Obrien- Oops, I think somehow you reply regarding the trunk support got wiped out by something I did on this end.

Two questions- First, does the arm flip forward when the trunk lid closes, and does the arm pivot, attached to the trunk lid, fall directly over the rack, or forward or rearward?

Secondly, does the swiveling plate with the U-shaped "finger" swivel on a point forward or rearward? Is there a coil spring to keep it in contact with the main arm?

Jim- could you please resend the photo you took, along with a dimension from the trunk sill up to the rear edge of the fixed rack stop assembly? Is the funny "W" shaped bracket to be positioned so the long end (single screw hole) lies to support the plywood shelf above the tire?

Anyhow, thanks again for your help, and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Pete

Sorry, Pete. I can't help with the trunk lid prop.

But bravo for referring to your car by its number. Duesenbergs are aways being called J-something, and Cords should get the same recognition. I've added Moonshadow's number to my signature.

Gents- When I took 2241H apart in 2002 I removed the trunk latch support (only one, on the right) and put it in a bowl of molasses to de-rust it and forgot about it. Now, 4 years later I cleaned the pieces up, cad plated them and am trying to figure out how it goes back together and how it mounts to the car. The body wood was essentially powder, so I don't have any holes to use for positioning. Was there a "safety pin"-like spring to hold the little saddle plate against the rod? A photo of one correctly installed and some dimensions would be greatly appreciated!

Pete Rhoads, somewhere under 2241H