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Had a Eureka Moment, happens occasionally, goes away if I sit down and have a cup of tea, must see the Doc about it once this CoVid stuff is over,    no.... forget the tape, a washer placed on top of the bracket precisely fitting the small depression but not allowing the pin to pass through will give an exact centre location that you can adjust the pin plate to, all of this positioning is going to be much easier without the spring and shroud in place, but that means you may have to re-adjust the height once everything else is in place.

Cheers Rob   

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On 5/31/2020 at 8:22 AM, Mike C said:

 I have to say if the bonnet is locked because the lock body has trapped the head of the plunger it would be the first time I've ever  heard of this happening.

Like many I can only wish you the best of luck and I wait with baited breath for the outcome.

Mike, thanks for that and also I honestly appreciate you encouragement.  I will write an article soon for the TR Register, but at one stage I thought, right time to sell the car, but the forum has encouraged me to perceiver and solve the issue.

Stephen 

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On 5/31/2020 at 3:42 PM, Rob Salisbury said:

Hi Stephen, just measured it, the diameter of the hole in the fixed bracket is 15mm, and the diameter of my plunger/pin is 13mm so there is very little room for error in alignment, if and when you get the front of the bonnet free then you will have to carefully move the bonnet through all points of the compass very small amounts with the latch held open and someone pushing down and up at the pin end until the pin is free and the spring can allow the bonnet to pop up.

Rob,

Thanks for that, that’s the weekend job and I’ll let you know what happens, it’s turning into a bit of a saga !  But, I’ve found a new love for the forum, and the helpful knowledgeable people  - amazing !

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 10:31 AM, kcsun said:

It is worse than watching a series on TV, a cliffhanger till next weeks episode!!!!

kc

KC,

I know right !  Could I get some adverts in between and make some money !  The positives are, enjoying working with my son, and I’m going to fit LED headlights and a proper loud horn both for safety.  Haven’t spent much time at the front of the car, but got me thinking, hence the mods.  It’s amazing what goes through your mind as you’re pulling the front grill off !

Thanks

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 7:56 AM, Mike C said:

Priceless. Many Dad's have sought to build a bridge to their son like your's and many have failed.

With my Dad it was helping him fix  tractors on the farm. Most people these days don't live on farms with tractors but I'll bet your now glad you've got the TR6, even though it might have occasional problems. 

Mike you’re so right !  I love the Malaysian saying “ when the wind blows, don’t just build shelter, but also build windmills” this is my windmill.

Thank you for the encouragement, it really means a lot.

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 11:59 AM, stuart said:

If youve removed the bolts under the bonnet where the hinge joins it then thats still not going to help as theres two more that are on the outer leg of the bracket and you will really struggle to get them undone. Better off undoing the two on the inner wing where the hinge affixes to.

Stuart.

Stuart,

I’ve managed to get the bonnet loose at the front, likely the difficult job starts next weekend, but some good old fashioned determination will get us there.  It’s an interesting process, as I’m more of a bodge it and scarper, never mind the instruction manual, however my son (is 15) is more of a plan and research, so we argue a bit, but we make a good tag team.

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 5:49 PM, Robert Price said:

Having removed the hinge bolts how high can you lift the bonnet? if you can get a length of wood or flat metal is it possible to slide it over the manifolds and under the front of the latch agaist the striker/cone and move it, as it probably only needs a mm or two maybe at the same time someone pulling the cable. Might be the manifolds are too high not sure from memory. In my case a very weak spring on an aftermarket part did not help. Good luck.

 

Rob

 

Rob,

Thanks mate for taking your time to help me with that top tip, if it works then I might re-cycle it in an article about this total pain in the proverbial.

Thanks

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 7:05 PM, Rob Salisbury said:

Hi Stephen, If you do a Google search on the Triumph No. 710592 you will get some clear pictures of the latch bracket and get a better idea of what you are dealing with and what may have gone wrong, as you may see from below there is a short tube into which the pin/plunger goes moving the sprung latch as it goes, the spring then holds it up against the latch and remains until the cable is pulled. Now two things might have happened, the pin is stuck in the slot that the latch uses, or the pin may have gone to the bottom of the tube and is stuck there, either way it's going to be tricky to release the pin, and this is where your camera will be really useful, ..... just a heads up, that slot for the latch is towards the bulkhead, so pulling the bonnet forward may release it so long as the latch is fully open.

Cheers Rob

Rob,

Thanks for that top tip !  I can’t wait until the weekend, proper cliff hanger !

Stephen

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On 6/1/2020 at 8:04 PM, Richard Green 54 said:

Every day is a school day :D

I can see what you mean about the pin catching in the slot. That might also explain why the cable release does not spring back on its own as the slot might be blocked by the pin. If this is the problem then I agree, the bonnet needs pulling forwards.

If it has gone to the bottom of the tube that is a very long way. I wouldn't want to have to sort that problem out. Might be an angle grinder job :o

I am seriously thinking about removing the catch from my 6 and just tying the bonnet down with a bit of rope. 

Richard

Richard,

You make some very interesting points, I will update hopefully next weekend !

Regards

Stephen

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23 hours ago, Rob Salisbury said:

I'm thinking get the bonnet fully aligned on the car and the catch pin at the other end of the garden!!, then , with cargo straps ready under the bonnet, introduce the pin and fixing plate but without the spring, masking tape over the hole in the bracket and gently lower onto the tape to get an idea of potential alignment, adjust accordingly, bias slightly away from the latch(towards the front of the car) finally fix the plate and check the pin hasn't moved, then spring on, latch fixed open gently lower the bonnet onto the bracket (I'm going to extend my tube so the pin can never become trapped at the bottom) and see if it will come up again!!   ... All good, release the latch and see if it works!!, just final height adjustment needed.

Well that's the theory!!

Leather straps and buckles maybe a better look!!

Cheers Rob

Hey Rob,

From where I’m sitting, leather straps and buckles are a bloody good option !

Stephen

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13 hours ago, Richard Green 54 said:

Interesting observation Rob. I didn't know there was a difference in the tube lengths. For some reason that particular scenario seems very scary. I must go and get that piece of rope before B&Q run out.

A lot of people waiting for the final outcome on this one. A real cliff hanger. I think Stuart should get his son to set up a live video feed so we can all watch. It will make up for there being no F1 on the TV at the moment.

Richard

Richard,

I’ll have a word with Bernie Ecclestone about sponsorship and the TV rights !

Stephen

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12 hours ago, Rob Salisbury said:

Had a Eureka Moment, happens occasionally, goes away if I sit down and have a cup of tea, must see the Doc about it once this CoVid stuff is over,    no.... forget the tape, a washer placed on top of the bracket precisely fitting the small depression but not allowing the pin to pass through will give an exact centre location that you can adjust the pin plate to, all of this positioning is going to be much easier without the spring and shroud in place, but that means you may have to re-adjust the height once everything else is in place.

Cheers Rob   

Rob,

I think you win the prize for the top tip, definitely will recycle that in my article entitled “should it go or should it stay” the car that is !

Thanks

Stephen

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Goody the weekend is here. *Gets comfortable in an arm chair for the thrilling conclusion to last weekends cliff hanger*

:D

Gareth

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I've dimmed the lights and got the ice cream and popcorn on standby!:D

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I did the same thing and had the same problem. After some head scratching my wife and I coordinated our efforts, on my shout she tugged the release cable and I banged down hard on the centre of the bonnet above the catch, On the fourth go it bounced up.

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54 minutes ago, Scotland Director said:

Coffee drunk, now it’s time to get out to the garage, sorry for the late start, was a tough week.  Don’t worry, you’ve not missed anything, yet.

Good luck, I've got everything crossed here for you!

Nigel

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2 hours ago, Scotland Director said:

Coffee drunk, now it’s time to get out to the garage, sorry for the late start, was a tough week.  Don’t worry, you’ve not missed anything, yet.

Can't wait - better than Corrie:D

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16 minutes ago, Scotland Director said:

We have an open bonnet !  I’m a happy chappie !

 

You need one of these to open it !

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Yippee!!!

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