Help - bonnet release catch stuck!
Discussion
Went to top the oil up this morning and the thing won't budge an inch, so the bonnet is staying firmly shut!
Frightened of pulling too hard in case the bloody thing comes off in my hand!
Can't find anything about it in the bible.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Edited to say: Got the bastard thing open...but now it won't close...
>>> Edited by AlexH on Sunday 3rd August 10:47
Frightened of pulling too hard in case the bloody thing comes off in my hand!
Can't find anything about it in the bible.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Edited to say: Got the bastard thing open...but now it won't close...
>>> Edited by AlexH on Sunday 3rd August 10:47
It might be the catch - it can get gummed up with old grease and dirt. If so, blast it clean with WD40 and a rag, then relubricate. This happened to me and I also found it worked better if I removed the bit of clear tube from the locking pin and swung the metal over-doofer out of the way so it doesn't get involved.
(May I please have a medal for giving an official name to a hitherto-unnamed part??)
(May I please have a medal for giving an official name to a hitherto-unnamed part??)
joolzb said:
Sorry simpo, no can do since the over-doofer is an essential component in the glove box catch assembly. It's the part that releases the swaggle catch from the flocker lock.
Aha, but unless you've trademarked it or can produce the required evidence in an unopened registered envelope, we can fight it in the courts until we are both penniless. Tell you what, you can have 'swaggle catch' if I can keep 'over-doofer'.
Anyway, thou talkest cr*p since the glovebox assembly only comprises the swaggle catch and flocker lock. There is no over-doofer - which would explain why you had such difficulty!
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