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I have messed around with the latch many times attempting to tighten it so the handle stays vertical...Is the bottom catch on the trunk body the only place to adjust the latch?
When the trunk is locked there is still some handle play and movement

I am not going to be any help to you, but, if you find the cure, let me know. I have a Fleetmaster and that trunk latch delt me fits until I finally gave up and just move handle to vertical position after closing trunk. It's either one way or the other just enough to irate me.

Jim.

The part of the handle that passes through the lock has flat sides that go through an opening with a matching shape. The opening is made of very soft metal that can wear and even crack making the opening too big and resulting in a loose handle. A temporary fix for me was to put a star washer with the teeth on the inside and really crank down the nut holding on the handle, but like I said very temporary. In my case the opening was cracked and another temporary fix was a hose clamp to close up the crack. If your opening is not cracked perhaps the opening can be filled and filed with JB Weld to take up the slack. Just a thought.

Thanks lots I will take it apart and take a look!The trunk latch is one of the few remaining parts on the car that has not either been repaired or replaced with nos