Latch Adjustment - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

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anchorage p o s i t i o n of t h e gas s t r u t s was changed from t h e
t a i l g a t e a p e r t u r e ( e a r l y models) t o t h e f r o n t e n g i n e
bay i n o r d e r t o improve opening a s s i s t a n c e .
apping p l a t e
Removal The t a i l g a t e
is
most e a s i l y
removed by r e l e a s i n g t h e g a s s t r u t s and
t h e n removing t h e h i n g e b l a d e t o
t a i l g a t e b o l t s . Note t h a t t h e t a p p i n g
p l a t e f o r t h e h i n g e s i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e
t a i l g a t e by a t h i r d f i x i n g f u r t h e r a l o n g
( g a s s t r u t anchor S3 and e a r l y Turbo).
On no account should a l l t h r e e f i x i n g s
be removed a t t h e same t i m e s i n c e t h e
p l a t e i s c a p t i v e w i t h i n t h e t a i l g a t e
d o u b l e s k i n and may n o t e a s i l y be
r e p o s i t i o n e d
.
Removal o f t h e h i n g e b l a d e p i v o t b o l t s
w i l l
( e x c e p t on g l a s s roof models)
n e c e s s i t a t e removal of t h e e x t e r i o r
c a p p i n g r a i l and i n t e r i o r r e a r bulkhead
t r i m . The capping r a i l i s f i x e d by
a
screws and S i l a s t i c a l o n g i t s lower edge
and r e t a i n e d a l o n g i t s t o p edge by t h e
l i p of t h e b r i g h t f i n i s h e r s t r i p . A f t e r
removing t h e capping r a i l and r e a r bulkhead
t r i m panel
( V B . 8 )
t h e Nyloc p i v o t b o l t
n u t s may be r e l e a s e d and t h e p i v o t b o l t s
withdrawn.
Note t h a t t h e h i n g e s a r e used t o t r a n s m i t
c u r r e n t t o t h e h e a t e d r e a r s c r e e n , w i t h
one w i r e on each s i d e being f i t t e d
beneath t h e p i v o t b o l t nut and t h e n t a k e n
from t h e t a i l g a t e t a p p i n g screw t o t h e
s c r e e n .
O n ' g l a s s r o o f ' c a r s a p i v o t b r a c k e t
i s
b o l t e d t o t h e
roof on each s i d e s o t h a t a f t e r removal of t h e t a i l g a t e
and p i v o t b r a c k e t s t h e hinge p i v o t b o l t may be removed
w i t h o u t d i s t u r b i n g t h e c a p p i n g r a i l .
Latch a d j u s t m e n t .
On S e r i e s 3 t a i l g a t e s , s l o t s and shim p l a t e s a r e provided
f o r a d j u s t i n g s t r i k e r p o s i t i o n and d e p t h .
The h e i g h t
of each c a t c h assembly hay b e a d j u s t e d a f t e r s l a c k e n i n g
t h e c a t c h t o body screws and c a t c h b r a c k e t t o r e a r p a n e l
s u p p o r t s t r u t screws.
A s i n g l e c a b l e
is
used t o
r e l e a s e b o t h c a t c h e s and i s a d j u s t e d t o remove s l a c k by
means o f a s o l d e r l e s s n i p p l e a t t h e l e f t hand c a t c h .
F e d e r a l Turbo models u s e s t r i k e r p i n s i n t h e t a i l g a t e
panel a d j u s t a b l e f o r h e i g h t a f t e r s l a c k e n i n g t h e l o c k n u t .
The c a t c h a s s e m b l i e s i n e a c h r e a r c o r n e r o f t h e t a i l g a t e
a p e r t u r e a r e a d j u s t a b l e f o r p o s i t i o n a f t e r s l a c k e n i n g
t h e i r two mounting s c r e w s . The s i n g l e r e l e a s e c a b l e
a b u t s a g a i n s t t h e l e f t hand c a t c h b e f o r e b e i n g r e t a i n e d
a t
t h e r i g h t hand c a t c h by a s o l d e r l e s s n i p p l e .