Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 08:55 PM |
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aero catch sticking
I have a set of aero catches on my bonnet which were fitted about a year ago after which I removed the bonnet to store whilst I worked on other stuff.
I have just fitted the bonnet again and discovered that one of the catches is sticking and wont close without help from a screwdriver. Has anybody
encountered this before? If so how did you solve it?
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chriscook
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 09:17 PM |
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I had something similar when fibreglass dust was over everything in the garage. A clean up and some light lubrication (WD40) sorted it.
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RazMan
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 09:44 PM |
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There was a fault with some of the early ones. They were assembled incorrectly and were getting stuck at 'over centre'.
I phoned the manufacturer and they sent out some replacements without question. I then figured out how they were assembled, dismantled and reassembled
them and ended up with TWO good pairs 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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sgraber
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| posted on 21/5/08 at 12:48 AM |
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Well CRAP. I've got one that does that of late.  I thought is was my fault, but maybe I need to contact the company directly.
Raz, you mentioned that you were able to take it apart and simply re-assemble it to repair it? Or did you have to file/ream some piece of it?
Being across the pond would make for an expensive replacement from the UK.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/5/08 at 08:50 AM |
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Hi Steve, After comparing a known good one to my faulty ones it was obvious that a moulding had been assembled 180 degrees out. I had to drill out
some pin retaining goo, press out the pins, dismantle and then reassemble correctly - sounds more complicated than it really is.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 21/5/08 at 12:31 PM |
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Cheers Razman, I'll look into that.
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 03:24 PM |
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WD40 did the job. Feel a little silly for not trying it before I posted on here. In fact, now that my SVA is approaching I seem to be losing my
common sense!
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