Lotus Elise Service Notes page 49

Lotus Service Notes Section TDM
reinforcement channel is bonded to the front underside of the panel, and incorporates three M6 tapped bobbins
for the hinge blade attachment, and a composite plinth is provided at the rear for the latch striker pin.
Engine lid
release handle
Latch Mechanism
The single latch is mounted at the cen-
tre of the rear edge of the lid, and consists of
a striker pin clamped to the lid plinth with a
tapping plate and locknut, and a latch slider
plate mounted on a composite carrier bonded
to the rear clamshell. A bowden cable con-
nects to the slider plate by a clamp screw, and
terminates in a release handle mounted in the
rear shut face of the driver's door aperture. In
the event of cable breakage, access to the
latch is available after removing the driver's
side rear wheelarch liner.
Adjustments
The height of the rear edge of the panel is controlled by the setting of the striker pin, which may be
screwed up or down as required. The height of the front edge is controlled by the number of shim plates fitted
between the hinge blade and the panel, with slotted holes in the blade allowing for positional adjustment of the
panel.
Pivot screw
Engine lid
plinth
Shim plates
Hinge blade
Thrust washers
Clamshell fixing
Pivot bush
Hinge bracket
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Engine Lid Hinae
A hinge bracket with two pivot lugs is bonded and rivetted to the rear side of the cabin rear bulkhead, with
an integral reinforcement bracket picking up on two adjacent clamshell fixings. The alloy hinge blade is bolted
to the lid via three M6 screws, with tapped bobbins laminated into a plinth on the underside of the engine lid
panel. A tube welded to the front end of the hinge blade is tapped to take the two M6 pivot screws, which use
plastic pivot bushes and steel thrust washers to connect the blade to the hinge bracket lugs. For access to the
hinge pivot screws, it is necessary to remove the rear clamshell.
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