Bonnet Alignment
Bonnet Alignment
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ntel

Original Poster:

5,051 posts

269 months

Thursday 2nd June 2005
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Just refitted the bonnet following a full respray. It doesn't seem to be sat centrally at the front. Is there a method of lateral adjustment to make the gap between the bonnet and the wings equal?

spend

12,581 posts

280 months

Thursday 2nd June 2005
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2 bolts trap the UJ on each side to adjust the bonnet alignment. The brackets have a little adjustment for up/down front/back that are clamped down by the 2 allen bolts either side. The UJs can be wound in/out for front/back adjustment. The 'hinge' is bonded in and may be at the limit of adjustement?

Dave

M@H

11,298 posts

301 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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IIRC Left to right it achieved by rotating the whole hinge around the threaded bolt bonded into the bonnet (basically winding it up and doen the thread)

ntel

Original Poster:

5,051 posts

269 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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spend said:
2 bolts trap the UJ on each side to adjust the bonnet alignment. The brackets have a little adjustment for up/down front/back that are clamped down by the 2 allen bolts either side. The UJs can be wound in/out for front/back adjustment. The 'hinge' is bonded in and may be at the limit of adjustement?

Dave


Nice one Dave. All sorted now. I just slackened all the nuts on the screwed rod and positioned the bonnet where it should be then tightened the nuts back up. I couldn't see the nuts at first due to all the copper grease around them.

Thanks to M@H also.

Dave