Changing scuttle panel

Robti · 20th April 2020, 18:18

Hi looking to change my scuttle panel and I am sure there was a how to but searching I can’t find it, so any help on a walk through ?
Thanks
Found Arctics old one with the images removed, are there anymore or is it simply follow his text

Richard1973 · 20th April 2020, 20:12

I swapped them over between my ZT and 75 a few months back.
You have to be very careful getting the retainers out. It is very easy to ping one into the undergrowth never to be seen again.

Remove the 7 retainers with a small bladed screwdriver, take the rubber seal off the edge towards the engine, take the two inspection panels out and remove both wiper arms.

The wiper arms are held on with a nut but will then have to be manipulated and jiggled until they come free of the spindle.

Its then just a case of extract the scuttle from around the open bonnet.

clf · 20th April 2020, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Richard1973

I swapped them over between my ZT and 75 a few months back.
You have to be very careful getting the retainers out. It is very easy to ping one into the undergrowth never to be seen again.

Remove the 7 retainers with a small bladed screwdriver, take the rubber seal off the edge towards the engine, take the two inspection panels out and remove both wiper arms.

The wiper arms are held on with a nut but will then have to be manipulated and jiggled until they come free of the spindle.

Its then just a case of extract the scuttle from around the open bonnet.

masking tape on the retaining clips works a treat for this

Teflon · 20th April 2020, 21:40

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Originally Posted by clf

masking tape on the retaining clips works a treat for this

Was about to post the same thing, but you beat me to it. A strip of tape along all the fasteners and if they ping out, they don't get lost

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Cliff

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Richard1973 Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Mansfield Posts: 287 Thanks: 18 Thanked 69 Times in 52 Posts	I swapped them over between my ZT and 75 a few months back. You have to be very careful getting the retainers out. It is very easy to ping one into the undergrowth never to be seen again. Remove the 7 retainers with a small bladed screwdriver, take the rubber seal off the edge towards the engine, take the two inspection panels out and remove both wiper arms. The wiper arms are held on with a nut but will then have to be manipulated and jiggled until they come free of the spindle. Its then just a case of extract the scuttle from around the open bonnet.