Door Shell - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION BD
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window f r a m e . 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
s i x m i n u t e s w h i l s t k e e p i n g t h e g l a s s c e n t r a l i n t h e
f r a m e c h a n n e l and s m o o t h i n g o u t e x c e s s i v e S o l b i t t o
l e a v e a smooth s u r f a c e l e v e l w i t h t h e e d g e o f t h e window
frame
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8 . D i s c o n n e c t power s o u r c e , c u t S o l b i t e n d s f l u s h w i t h t h e
c o r n e r s of t h e g l a s s and r e p l a c e d o o r window f r a m e .
BD.9.
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D O O R SHELL.
The GRP d o o r s h e l l
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s e c u r e d t o t h e a l l o y d o o r beam
by f o u r b o l t s a s shown and may b e removed from t h e c a r
by s l i d i n g o f f t h e d o o r beam ( i n s i t u ) a f t e r removing
t h e d o o r window f r a m e (BD.5) and l a t c h mechanism.
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BD.10
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HEADLAMP PODS.
P i v o t .
F e d e r a l c a r s u s e a pod p i v o t b a l l j o i n t a t e a c h s i d e
o f e a c h pod, t h e o u t b o a r d b a l l j o i n t b e i n g r i v e t t e d t o
t h e body, w h i l s t t h e i n b o a r d b a l l j o i n t i s f i x e d t o t h e
pod. The i n b o a r d p i v o t b o l t p a s s e s t h r o u g h t h e pod b a l l
j o i n t and t h e n t h r o u g h t h e b o n n e t b a l l j o i n t
(
f i x e d
t o t h e body) b e f o r e t h r e a d i n g i n t o t h e b o n n e t h i n g e b a r .
Bonnet p i v o t b a l l
Inboard ball j o i n t
Outboard
ball
j o i n t
j o i n t r i v e t t e d t o body
r i v e t t e d t o pod
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r i v e t t e d t o body
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