Reminds me of an OB-Gyn joke…. Gyn docs know four operations…take out the uterus from above, take out the uterus from below, cut the left ureter, cut the right ureter…
Thanks to TORQJNKY! I did add a small safety wire as a backup. While I was disassembling the latches to work on them, crusty pieces of the old grommets fell out. Good to go now.
I bit the bullet and ordered an NOS cable release set (including headliner pull) on eBay. Will keep as spare. Gonna try safety wire or a small zip tie on current setup. I’m probably going to unbolt the passenger latch assembly to gain better surgical exposure. Should be able to rotate it...
I placed zip ties on both driver and passenger sides as shown in post #38 by Tomcat. Made the mistake of tightening them a bit too much. That put tension on the ball wire and decreased travel of the pawl that unlocks the mechanism. Clamshell got stuck shut until I had the Mrs. pull hard on...
Both my latch grommets are broken. Only the “donut” piece of plastic left on the wire on the opposite side of the fork from the wire ball (as in pics above). I will zip tie the wires. Thanks to the forum once again!
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/scottsdale-fall-2025/docket/vehicle/2021-ford-gt-mk-ii-289660
This Mk II, never tracked, as new, chassis #44, just sold for $605k ($550k plus 10% commission) at Barrett Jackson.