Bonnet alignment

seraphin · Sep 21, 2012

Guys - ... long shot here .... but just wondering if anyone has ever had to adjust the alignment of their bonnet? I notice on my facelift TD4 that the bonnet has a bigger gap on the one side compared to the other side. I've looked on RAVE and it seems there are 4 bolts which should be tightened after bonnet is aligned correctly. So I'm considering loosening the 4 bolts, wiggling it about a little, and then tightening the bolts. Would appreciate input from anyone who has tried this? :fish:

teddywood1 · Sep 21, 2012

do you mean the gap between the bonet and the wing or side ways

cox325 · Sep 21, 2012

never had any issues with mine, certainly not heard it being a common fault either, unless its been off before and not realigned or has it had a shunt??? trolley dent from a blind women in tescos??

offroadmad · Sep 21, 2012

Should imagine its the same as most bonnets - u are right loosen the four bolts but not too much or it will move again when u open it to tighten them up - it that doesent work try pushing the bonnet over when its open & supported - slightly bending the hinges

1991 disco 200tdi

Hippo · Sep 21, 2012

If it's the height of the bonnet off the wing then theres 2 bolts each side. One is fixed hole. Other has a slot hole. Work out what you want to do (raise or lower) and open bonnet and put on stay thing. Undo bolts on the side that needs adjusted and play, then tighten. Now close bonnet to test. Repeat as needed. Done mine before.

Singvogel · Sep 21, 2012

Hippo said:
If it's the height of the bonnet off the wing then theres 2 bolts each side. One is fixed hole. Other has a slot hole. Work out what you want to do (raise or lower) and open bonnet and put on stay thing. Undo bolts on the side that needs adjusted and play, then tighten. Now close bonnet to test. Repeat as needed. Done mine before.

Wow Hippo - you make that sound easy.

It took me about 20 attempts before I got it right, with equal gaps all round.

Up - down - try again.

Don't forget there are also little adjustable rubber buffer things on the slam panel.

Singvogel.

Hippo · Sep 21, 2012

Singvogel said:
Wow Hippo - you make that sound easy.

It took me about 20 attempts before I got it right, with equal gaps all round.

Up - down - try again.

Don't forget there are also little adjustable rubber buffer things on the slam panel.

Singvogel.

I just had a go and realised when I undid the bolts they moved funny. Worked out what was going on and raised it a bit. Close and checked. Adjusted a bit more then checked and done. Just guess work and keep trying. As long as yer look first with it closed to see whats needed, mark the current place with masking tape so yer don't loose position after undoing the nuts, yer be ok. It's a Freelander. Whats could go wrong...

seraphin · Sep 22, 2012

thanks guys. the best thing about about owning a freelander????

... landyzone.co.uk!!

yes i'm talking about the gap between the bonnet and the wing. on the right side its about 5mm, and the left its about 10mm.

will try this ........

seraphin · Oct 11, 2012

Adjusted bolt with slot hole, adjusted rubber buffers, and now looks great. I did notice that the radiator has quite a lot of wobble in it. Hope this is normal??

Hippo · Oct 11, 2012

I wouldn't have thought the rad would wobble. Wind blowing against it at speed would cause it to wobble more and break.

teddywood1 · Oct 12, 2012

the rad should defintly not wobble you will find pipes ect will start to crack get it tightend

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