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Northmead:
Hi All

I am having a few problems with the bonnet release on my 300tdi
the cable part is working ok when you pull the release cable the lever moves just fine.But the large spring will not pop the bonnet up is there a fixed length that the spring should be. i have cleaned and greased the spring but it still gets stuck. Any Help Please

Regards

Brian

treeman:
i had the same problem a few weeks ago,  i had to wedge somthing between the bonnet pull an its bracket so i could pull it open, i got an extention bar an put it in the mechanism an moved the top plate a bit at a time until when it was shut it opened freely by pulling the relese, hope this helps mate

Les Henson:
When you say the lever moves ok, do you mean the release lever inside the vehicle, or the lever that the cable attaches to under the bonnet? If the bonnet needs a bit of a tug to lift when it's released, then the cable needs adjusting. This is done through an aperture in the top of the slam panel. The locking bar should completely clear the hole when the cable is pulled.


Les.

muddyjames:
I had this problem a few weeks ago as well. I just wd40'd the spring and everything around that I could find in connection with the release mechanism. After about 10 opening and closings it works properly again now.

mickelson:

--- Quote from: Les Henson on January 02, 2008, 05:45:51 ---When you say the lever moves ok, do you mean the release lever inside the vehicle, or the lever that the cable attaches to under the bonnet? If the bonnet needs a bit of a tug to lift when it's released, then the cable needs adjusting. This is done through an aperture in the top of the slam panel. The locking bar should completely clear the hole when the cable is pulled.


Les.

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Les, could you clarify this for me, mine is exactly the same and having lubed everything it still needs a tug to open. how and where do i adjust????

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