72cutlass408

Does that look like power trunk option. 1968 4 door possible parts car.

Yellowstatue

The '68 trunk release is a gold vacuum can with supply vacuum coming from the right side trunk hinge. Later years electric will also fit and work in similar fashion. The hard piece to find is the extension for the lock cylinder to actuator.

72cutlass408

What do you think that is going to the latch

joe_padavano

It's possible that someone retrofitted a later electric trunk release. Unbolt the latch mechanism and look at it.

The correct vacuum style mechanism looks like this:



The electric ones are integral to the latch and look like this:

72cutlass408

Thanks can’t wait to see it

6844268

yellowstatue is it the longer pawl? im lacking that piece

rob1960

The vacuum trunk release rod has a swivel joint in the middle, it's not solid. Like yellowstone said it's the hard piece to find.

rob1960

Here's a pic of the rod

6844268

i pulled the release unit years ago and never the lock on a 68 cutlass s, what i have now is like the pic i posted, only its to short. i can use what i posted and cut it to length?

6844268

what is the part# for the swivel type?

rcorrigan5

I know the solid long pawl won't work. I've tried it and it binds up. You need the swivel pawl to make it work and they are next to impossible to find. Hopefully someone will be able to reproduce the swivel pawl in small quantities someday and all who have the rest of the vacuum-powered remote trunk release can finish their installations!

Randy C.

joe_padavano

The rod shown in Post #8 is for a full size Olds. The 68-69 Cutlass swivel rod looks like this.

joe_padavano

The part number for the Coupling Shaft (official name for the "swivel rod") for A-body cars for 1966-1969 is 7669301.

rcorrigan5

And the coupling shafts come in different sizes and slightly different shapes. I was able to try these two. The longer one worked. The shorter one did not work as it didn't reach the unlocking mechanism. Randy C.

6844268

joe is this yours? i was wondering the length

6844268

joe i found a place that has these, for 69 fire bird/trans am. thats why im asking for the length

rcorrigan5

I'm pretty sure that one won't work. The part between the lock and the swivel is too long and it just won't fit where it is supposed to go. As well, the section from the swivel to the end that goes into the unlocking mechanism is too short. I had one similar to that one as well and tried it without success.

Randy C.

6844268

prob not, i recall now that the old parts car i stripped infact was missing the lock, darn!

joe_padavano

Sorry, no, just a photo I stole off the web.

allyolds68

I stole this excellent pic from someone else.

6844268

thank you allyolds68