- 1. [TR] Broken hood release! (score: 1)
- Author: "Benjamin, Matthew T." <MATTHEW.T.BENJAMIN@saic.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:50:51 -0400
- The cable pull came undone, broke and pulled out almost a foot when I went to release the hood this morning on my 74 tr6. How in the blazes should I go about opening the hood to repair it? Any help
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00187.html (7,248 bytes)
- 2. RE: [TR] Broken hood release! (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:56:01 -0400
- Check out VTR for this article (http://www.vtr.org/maintain/stuck-bonnet.shtml) and then install one of these (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/emergency_hood_release.htm) it never happens again. Bob
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00193.html (8,090 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TR] Broken hood release! (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:47:59 EDT
- There was a factory procedure where you can slide a long screwdriver through one of the grommets, along side the wire harness, and engage the release directly. I don't recall exactly but you may have
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00196.html (7,694 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TR] Broken hood release! (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:47:36 EDT
- Let's hope. I use my alternate release all the time. Any time I am on the passenger side and want to open the bonnet it saves me a trip around the car. But so far I have not HAD to use it. (Knock woo
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00211.html (7,201 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TR] Broken hood release! (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Fischer <pfischer@rmi.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:01:52 -0500
- Isn't this fun? This is what you call Triumph tradition! You'll get a slew of answers about this, and this list has a long history of discussion on the topic of hood releases failing and being fixed.
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00216.html (8,120 bytes)
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