Bonnet opening

Submitted by demon on

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1991 Sportrak.
Hi, can anyone advise, When i try to open the bonnet at takes ages of pulling the lever, it seems as if it could have stretched. can it be adjusted Unknw

Bonnet relaeas

Submitted by oldminiman on

Hi

My 1991 doesn't ping up when the bonnet release is pulled but when I go to the front and lift it up it comes. Its tight and secure once shut and I have been driving the car since 1994

Normally, and on my 1996 Sportrak the bonnet pings up onto the safety catch position. You can adjust it at thebonnet caych end but sometimes it canbejust unalligned. Be carefull not to make it too easy and therefore loose the pressure narmally retained on the bonnet lock as the safety catch may not stop the bonnet from coming up at speed once the wind gets beneath it.

M J Young

opening bonnet

Submitted by lyndsnjasp on

hi,
I have had two sportraks and they both have had the same problem (well i thought it was a problem the first time) with the bonnet and its a case of pulling the leaver then putting your fingers under the bonnet and lifting as the catch does not seem to pop the bonnet up itself.

TRY THIS...

Submitted by Tony9r on

Simply unscrew the two rubber bungs that the bonnet sits on when closed (they screw in & out), until there is a little more pressure pushing up the bonnet... Worked for me Smile

Bonnet

Submitted by northernmonkey1 on

My sporttrak was doing the same and I was looking for a replacement cable. Subsequently realised as mentioned above that one rubber bung was missing and the other had moved (its on some sort of strap.) putting it back in correct position had bonnet opening as normal!