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Chieftain
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Bonnet catch again (urgent) Now Open!!
« on: Sep 17th, 2008, 5:51pm » |
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A while back I asked for help in releasing the bonnet as the cable had no affect, thanks to all who suggested ways however nothing worked. It is now in a garage and they can not release it either. The question is if the front grill was broken through would it make reaching the release catch easier. I am prepared to sacrifice the grill to save the car.
Or are there any other tricks, would FMD have any beter ideas?
I need to let them know in the morning so help!! 
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #1 on: Sep 17th, 2008, 7:42pm » |
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Chieftain.
Yes,if you dispense with your grille and look underneath the slam panel,right in the centre is a round hole in the centre of a slightly convex pressing.This hole is exactly below the conical latch fixed to the bonnet.If you put a small 3" screwdriver up the drivers side of the hole,beside the latch you can press the lock plate over quite easily and spring the bonnet.If you are stuck for a grille there are one or two lying about here.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #2 on: Sep 17th, 2008, 7:49pm » |
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Hi Bob, you cant get a long arm up behind the radiator and grab the cable above the OS headlight??
You should get enough access on any model except the diesel.
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Chieftain
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #3 on: Sep 17th, 2008, 8:39pm » |
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on Sep 17th, 2008, 7:49pm, Highlander wrote:Hi Bob, you cant get a long arm up behind the radiator and grab the cable above the OS headlight??
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Grabbing the cable does not seem to work for some reason which will only be apparent I suppose when it is open. The cable does not appear to have snapped just not doing the job. I think looking previous reply from Gozz losing the grill will be the cheapest option sadly.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #4 on: Sep 17th, 2008, 8:41pm » |
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on Sep 17th, 2008, 7:42pm, gozz wrote:Chieftain.
Yes,if you dispense with your grille and look underneath the slam panel,right in the centre is a round hole in the centre of a slightly convex pressing.This hole is exactly below the conical latch fixed to the bonnet.If you put a small 3" screwdriver up the drivers side of the hole,beside the latch you can press the lock plate over quite easily and spring the bonnet.If you are stuck for a grille there are one or two lying about here.
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Gozz thanks for that, I suppose I can just remove enough to get it open so it keeps a bit of style to the front. Do you mean you have a couple spare? if so what sort of price?
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #5 on: Sep 17th, 2008, 9:22pm » |
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Chieftain.
Not a ruinous amount ! £30 plus carriage eh ?
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #6 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 12:32am » |
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....Or pop down the breakers  ....I got one for a tenner last year 
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #7 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 6:18am » |
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You could try getting someone to pull the bonnet release lever (assuming it is connected and not broken) whilst applying a gentle downward pressure to the bonnet above where the catch is. I have had the problem in the past and this is how I did it.... Saves the grill..... Hope it's not too late... 
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #8 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 7:35am » |
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on Sep 18th, 2008, 6:18am, peteHull wrote:You could try getting someone to pull the bonnet release lever (assuming it is connected and not broken) whilst applying a gentle downward pressure to the bonnet above where the catch is. I have had the problem in the past and this is how I did it.... Saves the grill..... Hope it's not too late...
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Pete tried that one and no luck, not sure what it is as the cable seems to still be attached but I have about 4" of slack hanging in the cab
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #9 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 3:16pm » |
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hi all,had the same problem yesterday on my mk3 granada,i released my bonnet after lifting the front of the car,and lowering the a/c condensor..that exposed a hole in the under part of the slam panel.i was able to use a long rod (after welding 2 pieces together) and flick the catch over and the bonnet popped up...in my case the cable had come out of the bonnet catch lever (thats why theres a few inches of cable hanging out of the lower dash)..i have now fixed mine so that the cable cant pop out again..good luck...regards den.  .
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #10 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 5:28pm » |
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Chieftain.
I bet you think I'm a right twit ! no doubt your car has aircon,the one I opened didn't,so the condenser wasn't below the hole.I looked on one of my others and saw how close the top of the condenser is.Did you open it ?
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #11 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 6:20pm » |
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on Sep 18th, 2008, 5:28pm, gozz wrote:Chieftain.
I bet you think I'm a right twit ! no doubt your car has aircon,the one I opened didn't,so the condenser wasn't below the hole.I looked on one of my others and saw how close the top of the condenser is.Did you open it ?
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Gozz of course not, I relaised that it must have been a different model after lying underneath and clocking radiator forest.
The only way I can see to do this is to cut the grill boo hoo and unscrew the 2 retaining bolts that hold the lock to the bonnet as there is no way to get a lump of metal anyway near the hole.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #12 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 7:04pm » |
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hi there
have you tried pushing down the bonnet as some pulls the handle?
give it some effort, maybe trying to move the bonnet side to side.
hth
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #13 on: Sep 18th, 2008, 7:54pm » |
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on Sep 18th, 2008, 7:04pm, scorpio_man wrote:hi there
have you tried pushing down the bonnet as some pulls the handle?
give it some effort, maybe trying to move the bonnet side to side.
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Sadly done all that and more to no avail, I think that it is as Joe said, the cable has come away from the lever, hence the slack in the cab.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #14 on: Sep 19th, 2008, 2:26pm » |
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chieftain,what you said is exactly what im saying..because thats what happened to my mk3... .regards den.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #15 on: Sep 20th, 2008, 6:50pm » |
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I have a spare pre-facelift front grille if interested.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #16 on: Sep 21st, 2008, 11:21am » |
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hi to all members,i have just come in from changing the whole bonnet latch unit on my mk3 granada..took all of 5mins..i got this latch unit from a ultima from a scrapyard....nice that fords carried over some of the parts from the mk3 to the ultima....as there were no mk3 granadas in the yard. ..regards den. .
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent)
« Reply #17 on: Sep 21st, 2008, 2:00pm » |
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Scorpio -Mike.
Just to let you know on behalf of Chieftain,I have packed up a grille for him and posting tomorrow.
GOZZ.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent) Now Open!!
« Reply #18 on: Sep 22nd, 2008, 4:53pm » |
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Bonnet now open, it was the cable in the end, the lump that sits inside the catch had become worn smooth and slipped out, so no matter what you did it was not going to open, exactly as Joe Satch had on his Granada. Thanks all, now have a fetching hole in the grill,all the fun of fitting cable, grill and checking it all out.
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Re: Bonnet catch again (urgent) Now Open!!
« Reply #19 on: Sep 22nd, 2008, 7:01pm » |
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excellant...glad you sorted it chieftain. .happy motoring from now on. .regards den.
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