rover 75 tourer bonnet release
 

hi to all
the battery on my 75 was flat so i went to open the bonnet to take the battery off and the bonnet release cable to me has broken or come loose how can i now open the bonnet any ideas
david

Just sent you a PM.

You have a PM

I see you've received PMs and presumably they are telling you how to do this. The senders may or may not have mentioned that you need to remove the slider in the bonnet cable splitter box on the offside inner front wing and turn it through 180 degrees to stop this happening again.

We have a full kit of Cables, the plastic shuttle and cover assembly here:
https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/rov...0140-fse000150

They'll allow you to replace whichever part let go in the first place.
If you need the bonnet latches too, we have these due in 6 weeks. :)

hi to all
thank you all for your help this morning i had a go at opening the bonnet with the info i was sent by pm,s and it took me over a hour and a half but i was successful the bonnet catches are very stiff i will have to clean and then grease
david

What exactly is it that fails in this mechanism? I've noticed my bonnet release is quite tricky to operate. It only releases the latches at the very extreme end of its travel, like I'm forcing it somehow. And the lever never returns properly! Why not?!

Undo the four 8mm bolts that hold the bonnet catches to the slam panel, get someone to work the bonnet release while you spray some lubricant into the catches, once free just nip the bolts very gently.

When you pull on the release handle, it opens the 2 "half moon" catches on the slam panel where the bonnet pins locate. Over time, these jam up with detritus and stick, so when you pull the handle, they open, but don't return. They need lubricating, ideally, removed. Also, slacken the 2 bolts either side of the openings on the slam panel a touch, helps the operation a bit.
Trikey beat me, damn one finger typing
You can also tap the slam panel either side of the catches with a hammer to release the half moons