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9.1A Front bumper upper fixing screw
of the bonnet or stick strips of masking tape
around them as a guide to refitting (photo).
3 With the help of an assistant, support the
weight of the bonnet, unbolt the hinges and
lift the bonnet from the car.
4 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but do not
fully tighten the hinge bolts until the bonnet
has been gently closed and its alignment
checked. If the gap between the bonnet and
the front wings is not equal on both sides,
release the hinge bolts and move the bonnet
within the elongation provided at the bolt
holes.
8 Bonnet lock and release
1
1 The bonnet lock is operated by a remote
control lever inside the car through a cable
(photo).
2 When closing the bonnet, the spring-loaded
striker should enter the lock centrally. If it
does not, release the lock bolts and slide the
lock as necessary (photo).
3 Engagement of the striker in the lock should
be adjusted for depth in order that the surface
of the bonnet is level with the front wings. To
do this, release the striker locknut and turn the
striker in or out by inserting a screwdriver in
its slot.
4 In conjunction with the striker adjustment,
screw the bonnet rubber buffers in or out as
necessary to provide secure rattle-free
closure of the bonnet (photo).
5 If the lock must be removed, first withdraw
the radiator grille as described in Section 6.
6 To renew the release cable, unclip and
lower the release lever under the facia panel.
7 Disconnect the cable from the lever and
then slip it from the lock operating arm.
Withdraw the cable.
8 Refit the new cable by reversing the
removal operations.
9 Front bumpers -
removal and refitting
1
1 Remove the radiator grille as described in
Section 6 to expose the two upper bumper
fixing screws. Remove them (photos).
2 Working inside at the lower edge of the
bumper remove the three fixing bolts.
3 Finally, unscrew the side bracket fixing
bolts and lift the bumper away.
4 Refitting is a reversal of removal.
12•4 Bodywork
Fig. 12.2 Adjusting bonnet lock striker
(Sec 8)
Fig. 12.1 Bonnet lock and release cable (Sec 8)
8.4 Bonnet buffer
8.2 Bonnet lock8.1 Bonnet release lever7.2 Bonnet hinge