Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 104

SECTION BD
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Cut a 1 . 3 metre l e n g t h o f 8 mm S o l b i t and s t r i p each end
t o expose 1 2 mm (0.5 i n . ) of t h e i n t e r n a l copper w i r e . Connect
t h e ends t o a v a r i a b l e t r a n s f o r m e r and apply
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v o l t s t o
t h e S o l b i t u n t i l i t s s u r f a c e i s t a c k y . Disconnect S o l b i t
from power s o u r c e .
S t a r t i n g a t t h e c e n t r e t o p , a p p l y t h e S o l b i t around t h e
q u a r t e r l i g h t a p e r t u r e and c r o s s o v e r a t t h e end. F i t two
s p a c e r b l o c k s A075U0588F i n t o t h e t o p of t h e S o l b i t s t r i p
a l o n g t h e a p e r t u r e lower edge.
F i t t h e g l a s s o n t o t h e a p e r t u r e and r e c o n n e c t t h e S o l b i t t o
t h e
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v o l t power s o u r c e . Apply g e n t l e p r e s s u r e t o t h e g l a s s .
A f t e r about two minutes, t h e S o l b i t w i l l s t a r t t o flow and
t h e g l a s s w i l l b e f e l t t o move s l o w l y inwards. When t h e lower
edge of t h e g l a s s i s f e l t t o c o n t a c t t h e s p a c e r s and t h e rest
of t h e S o l b i t i s s i m i l a r l y compressed STOP a p p l y i n g p r e s s u r e
b u t c o n t i n u e t o a p p l y c u r r e n t f o r a f u r t h e r t e n minutes w h i l s t
s u p p o r t i n g t h e g l a s s u s i n g t a n k t a p e . Smooth o f f o r remove
e x c e s s e x t r u d e d S o l b i t .
Clean t h e o u t s i d e p e r i m e t e r of t h e g l a s s , and i n s i d e s u r f a c e
o f t h e ABS f i n i s h e r w i t h m e t h y l a t e d s p i r i t . . Wipe d r y .
Apply S o l b i t Primer t o t h e i n s i d e s u r f a c e o f t h e ABS f i n i s h e r ,
and when d r y , apply double s i d e d t a p e B075U6070V. P e e l o f f
t h e backing paper and f i t t h e f i n i s h e r t o t h e g l a s s .
R e f i t t h e a i r s c o o p / e x t r a c t o r .
BD.5.
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DOOR WINDOW
FRAME.
To remove:- P e e l back t h e t r i m m a t e r i a l i n s i d e t h e i n t e r i o r
door h a n d l e and l o o s e n t h e t h r e e screws s e c u r i n g t h e handle
assembly t o t h e door. S l i d e o u t t h e upper and lower h a l v e s
of t h e door handle p l a s t i c s u r r o u n d .
Remove t h e screw s e c u r i n g t h e lower f r o n t and lower r e a r of
t h e t r i m p a n e l , and unhook t o p l i p of p a n e l from door t o p
edge.
Remove
PVC
s h e e t i n g from door s h e l l . Disconnect window motor
w i r e s , r e l e a s e t h e f o u r n u t s , s e c u r i n g motor b r a c k e t t o door
beam and remove window motor
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s l i d i n g i t s o p e r a t i n g arm from
t h e drop g l a s s c h a n n e l .
Release t h e two
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n u t s securing.:, t h e c a r r i a g e p l a t e , t o , , . t h e
d r o p g l a s s channel and .separate..: :Tape t h e drop g l a s ~ .to..;
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t h e window frame.
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Remove t h e f i v e n u t s s e c u r i n g . t h e . window channel. t o . . t h e :,door
beam and t h e two screws s e c u r i n g t h e c h a n n e l t o t b e u p p e r : .
r e a r of t h e door s h e l l . Note t h a t t h e b o l t heads a r e r e t a i n e d