1996 jaguar XJS 4.0 Rear boot lock

[Veekay]

Might help….(not with opening the trunk, but as a permanent repair)

[xj-s] 96 XJS trunk lock won't unlock

I finally got around to permanently fixing BEC4568. I ground down the post, enough to slide a 3/8” OD stainless steel tube over the plastic shaft. I got the tube at a hardware/hobby store. They had it in brass too. The length of the shaft will need to be about 45mm. I say about because it’s not super critical. You can be a bit sloppy here, just don’t make it a whole lot shorter. Whats critical here is the hole for the pin. I used a 3/32” drill bit and it was about 40mm from the bottom. I did…