Steve, if the release and linkage is as it should be, pulling the handle is
easy and the bonnet will pop with no problems. Especially no breaking of the
handle. I have a S5 Alpine that some PO replaced the T on. It appears he
removed the rod and threaded it. he then used a round pull know that screwed
onto the lever. It actually works better than the T. I think the reason why is
you can grasp more of the knob and the rod and have more pull than the T
permitts. Another cause of your problem might be the piece on the bonnet. I'm
thinking and I need to look, that it is adjustable in that it screws in and
out to make a tighter fir against the body. It might be so tight that it puts
a strain on the keeper. Much more and it prolly wouldnt close without slamming
it down. That said I'm just thinking it is made as I described. i will look in
a few minutes. Good luck.
TtT
--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Steve Sage <fastsage@cox.net> wrote:
From: Steve Sage <fastsage@cox.net>
Subject: [Tigers] Hood Release Handle Question
To: tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 12:10 PM
One of the "ears" broke off my plastic hood release pull handle in the Tiger.
It's the type with the metal bar, not the wire, that goes through the
firewall. It's the handle that says "Bonnet" on it in later cars (Series V
Alpines and maybe MK II Tigers?), but on mine, a MK1A, there's no lettering
on the handle.
I bought a used replacement assembly but figure it's only a matter of time
that it may break too if I install it.
Has anyone come up with a replacement handle that looks stock, or close to it,
made of metal? I'm thinking I could cut off what remains of the plastic handle
from the metal bar (It's held on with what looks to be a tiny pop rivet of
some type, or maybe just a small metal tab, or more likely the handles were
hot molded onto the bar with no provision to be replaced normally). Then a
metal replacement handle could be clamped on in some way.
I have to give the hood release a pretty definite "yank" to open the hood, so
that's probably not "normal" and may be why the release handle broke in the
first place.
Thanks!
Steve Sage
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