Boot release switch

[Allandwf]

Hi, boot release on my Mk1 tuscan getting very "iffy". I press the badge and nothing, when I do get it, hear solenoid and boot opens no problem, been getting gradually worse. Hoping there's some sort of adjustment to it, if so, how do I access it?

[nawarne]

Allan,
On my Mk.1 S with a DAB radio fitted, I could access 2 off 8mm nuts via the hatch that the radio was fixed to. You may not have this, but you should have the circular rubber 'bung' on the rear of the boot interior. You should be able to feel/see the 2 nuts in line with the boot badge through the circular 'hole'.

Undoing the 2 8mm nuts allowed me to withdraw the 'Tuscan' badge from outside the car & expose the switch. IIRC the switch just completes the earth side to the solenoid. I superglued a plain washer to the plastic 'button' on the switch, giving a better landing area. I also traced the wires ex the switch back to a connector and sprayed electrical cleaner on to the blades. Whilst I was at it, I also cleaned & sprayed the connector to the solenoid wiring.

Re-assembly is (as Haynes say) the reverse procedure. Just don't nip the 2 off nuts up too tight, else you'll be permanently energising the solenoid.
Nick

[Allandwf]

Hi, thanks, have a dab fitted, so will give it a go.

[Allandwf]

Sorted, my tuppence had come loose!!! Factory original?

[nawarne]

Aaaah! The old factory fit 2p!

Serves same purpose as my washer then!
Nick