Rover 75 bonnet stuck

[davepoth]

My bonnet is stuck; I see from the internet that there's a "secret" method of popping it that isn't publicised due to theft risk - does anyone know what it is, and could they PM me with it?

[sjc]

Pop onto www.the75andztclub.co.uk and they'll give you the details.

[HarryW]

Does it pop when you pull? I had one where it popped but the handle for the second stage did not come through the grill, it was caught by the grill, a quick poke with the key freed it up. Similar design to a E39 bonnet latch.

[davepoth]

It doesn't do much - the pull goes all the way to the far end of the travel without doing anything. I've sent a PM to a mod on the 75 & ZT club.

[HarryW]

Cable is stretched or broken seems the most likely issue. No idea how you access with a broken cable but if stretched you may be able to get to the pull bit under the dash and pull the cable a bit further than the lever normally allows with pliers or some such, get your head under there!

[HarryW]

A quick google reveals....

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t...

[davepoth]

I have the secret knowledge now.

But the bonnet is still stuck.

I'll have another try when it's daylight.

[davepoth]

Bonnet is still stuck, but I have made progress. The easiest way seems to be to take the grille out (which involves destroying a pair of plastic screws that hold it in), which gives (very limited!) access to the bolts that hold the spring loaded plunger onto the bonnet. Around 1/16 of a turn each time using a ring spanner, it's going to take a while. But I'm making progress and hope to see the engine again shortly.

[john2443]

It's a common issue, there's a splitter from one cable into 2 and the joining block is mostly assembled the wrong way round so that the nipples pop out of the block. Google will give the solution of re-building it the right way round and cable tying it down.

[davepoth]

john2443 said:

It's a common issue, there's a splitter from one cable into 2 and the joining block is mostly assembled the wrong way round so that the nipples pop out of the block. Google will give the solution of re-building it the right way round and cable tying it down.

I was hoping it was going to be that but it was the longer of the two cables that had actually snapped at the plunger end.