JW90 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Maybe somebody could shed some light on this little poser................. How does one open the bonnet if the cable release is jammed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) jammed as in won't pull at all? if it pulls but the bonnet doesn't lift get a thin piece of wood under the bonnet edge pull the release and lever the wood gentley upwards,, if this works you need to grease the pin inside the spring that holds the bonnet down. if the cable is bust remove the grill and look for the release arm the cable is connected to and lever it over towards the drivers side with a screwdriver or similar Edited November 17, 2005 by white90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW90 Posted November 17, 2005 Author Share Posted November 17, 2005 jammed as in won't pull at all?if it pulls but the bonnet doesn't lift get a thin piece of wood under the bonnet edge pull the release and lever the wood gentley upwards,, if this works you need to grease the pin inside the spring that holds the bonnet down. if the cabe is bust remove the grill and look for the release arm the cable is connected to and lever it over towards the drivers side with a screwdriver or similar Thank-you for your response. The cable release is jammed, no movement is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) (too slow!) Edited November 17, 2005 by Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Ahh John,, nice of you to join us!! to the others,, JW90 is the new owner of my previous trusted stead !!! More or less as White90 says,, have you tried pulling, whilst someone lift/pull the bonnet up ?? off the subject,, I thought you were away this week, Regards Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 You can usually see the outer cable of the bonnet release through the grille, give it a quick yank and you're in. Just goes to show how (in)secure Defender bonnets are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW90 Posted November 17, 2005 Author Share Posted November 17, 2005 Ahh John,, nice of you to join us!! to the others,, JW90 is the new owner of my previous trusted stead !!! More or less as White90 says,, have you tried pulling, whilst someone lift/pull the bonnet up ?? off the subject,, I thought you were away this week, Regards Tim Thank-you Tim I will ring you later Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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