Do your bonnet rollers actually roll?

[barreti]

Mine are bolted in so tight there is no way they will roll, and with them loosened off enough to roll they rub against the edge of the bonnet and feel a bit, well crap if I'm honest.

I've altered my bonnet stay but the worn rollers bug me so I'm considering redesigning things and wondered if your rollers actually roll and if there is a spacer or something against the outside edge of the bonnet which stops them just being wobbly

[Podie]

We've got a Steve Heath Mk2 bonnet stay on the Griff, and the rollers do actually roll.

However, with the factory fit version they... er... didn't.

[ronspeedsix]

Mines (factory original) didn't roll. Fitted a small spacer between the metal bush in the roller and the bonnet.
Prevents rubbing the bonnet and keeps them rolling.
At first the washer was too thick, the total width was too much and the rollers wouldn't fit between the bodywork.

Ronald.

[stesrg]

barreti said:

Mine are bolted in so tight there is no way they will roll, and with them loosened off enough to roll they rub against the edge of the bonnet and feel a bit, well crap if I'm honest.

I've altered my bonnet stay but the worn rollers bug me so I'm considering redesigning things and wondered if your rollers actually roll and if there is a spacer or something against the outside edge of the bonnet which stops them just being wobbly

Well Mr B funny you should say that mine were all worn out so I ordered some lovely black nylon bar and made some for my new bonnet :-) when I get round to fitting it lol
Ste.

[Alan461]

The ones on mine spin freely but have flat spots where they have stuck and worn.

when there's time I'll have some new ones turned in black nylon

[ruaricoles]

My original rollers spin freely and haven't got a flat spot.... So instead they've worn the glass fibre in the closed position so my bonnet rattles up and down anyway

[Hoover.]

Mine are squared off... and don't roll.... getting the area re-glassed and new rollers

[bluezeeland]

I've got;

New rollers + bushes
The treads in the bonnet stay crossmember aren't worn, hence no wobbly rollers
Bronze spacers between the bonnet and the rollers (lubed with a little silicon spray)

AND the bottom of the travelways of the rollers have been applied with a little smeared liquid gasket (allow for curing) This 'abrades' the travelways and makes the rollers...erm...roll/the rollers don't wear and neither does the fibreglass of the travelways !

That said, I would like to re-design the bonnet stay itself (winter job, too busy driving at the mo !)

[Hoover.]

I was thinking more of a bearing assembly with so it rolls

[andy43]

You mean you actually open the bonnet on these cars? I've been waiting for the service light to come on for ages...

[bluezeeland]

[stevesprint]

Hoover. said:

I was thinking more of a bearing assembly with so it rolls

They should roll on small metal sleeves on the inside of the rollers so you don't lock up the rollers with the bolts, nothing too advanced.