rusted on plates(type 44)

[Steve Jensen]

> Anyone know how to get to the other end of those screws, inside the
> rear deck lid, on a type 44?  Archive search turned up squat.

Unfortunately, you can't.  The nut behind the plate is clamped onto the
plastic backing of the taillight assy., and it usually breaks off or spins
freely when the screw seizes.  And behind the plastic is the sheet metal of
the trunk lid.

Most of the type 44 taillight assys at the junk yard have at least two of
the bonded nuts broken off, sometimes all.  You can replace with the little
nylon insertable kind.

Mangle the plate to remove, then take it to the DMV for replacement.

-Steve Jensen
2 type 44's (both with busted nuts)