'65 center console lid issues?

[DShoes]

What should have been a simple fix has continued to elude me... The center console lid on my '65 is loose and rattles. When I try adding some rubber washers, it won't close flush. I must be missing something incredibly obvious here... Wrong length fasteners? Something else? Can someone show me the light please? Note it does have the small rubber lid "bumpers" where the lid lands near the shifter. 

[1965rivgs]

  Make sure the rear chrome casting which accepts the lid hinge does not have a broken mounting "ear"....very common problem.

Tom Mooney

[crowvet]

My guess would be, that the rubber washers have lengthened the head of the screws, and they are now hitting the back of the inside black compartment. This would hold the lid up.

 

[DShoes]

23 hours ago, crowvet said:

My guess would be, that the rubber washers have lengthened the head of the screws, and they are now hitting the back of the inside black compartment. This would hold the lid up.

 

This is part of the problem. I’m going to look for more of a flathead screw perhaps with a shorter body to make sure clearance is not an issue. My first preference is no rubber washers at all. I trust you guys don’t have a lid that wiggles and squeaks?

[phoemsen]

I discovered that if I put the washers on the lid side of the hinge/bracket, the door closed properly. Not sure if this picture shows it clearly enough.

Also not sure about rattles, there are still lots of other noises to drown it out!

 

 

[DShoes]

BINGO. Phoemsen, I don't know why I didn't think of something so simple, but that did the trick. Thank you!

[jframe]

Phoemsen, I tried your washer trick to discover one of the screw holes on my lid is stripped out. I know I could find a ued lid, but I just put in new woodgrain 2 or 3 years back and it would never match. I guess I'll keep laying my phone on it to keep it from moving

[RivNut]

Perhaps you could find the correct sized Heli-coil and put new threads in the hole.

[BulldogDriver]

I had the same issue on my ‘63. Used 2 set screws epoxied into the lid. Make sure not to use too long screws so they clear the console. I finished them off with acorn nuts.

 

Ray

[jframe]

8 hours ago, RivNut said:

Perhaps you could find the correct sized Heli-coil and put new threads in the hole.

I may try that. Little bitty sucker.

[gungeey]

Cut a couple 10-32 brass machine screws down to size ( a shy 1/2") and drive em in there.  The brass won't hurt the pot metal. Notice: I actually DO the crap I say to do 😆 

Edited September 15, 2022 by gungeey (see edit history)