Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 84

SECTION BB
Page
9
When t h e r e p a i r h a s f u l l y c u r e d ( h a r d e n e d ) , and N O T BEFORE,
remove t h e j o i n i n g p l a t e s from t h e e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e . Sand o u t
t h e t o p exposed j o i n t , f e a t h e r i n g outwards from t h e j o i n l i n e ,
removing any o l d p a i n t i n t h e p r o c e s s . F i l l t h e d e p r e s s i o n
w i t h r o v i n g s and r e s i n , and w h i l s t s t i l l w e t , l a y o v e r a t h i n
l a y e r of chopped-strand mat and apply more r e s i n and h a r d n e r
( 1 oz w e i g h t ) . Allow t o d r y and f u l l y c u r e . Sand down and
f i l l any i m p e r f e c t i o n s w i t h f i l l e r ( P a r t No. A036B 6203V), and
allow t o d r y . F i n a l l y , sand down with carborundum paper t o
p r e p a r e f o r p a i n t i n g .
B B 7
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HEADLAMP B O W L S AND SURROUNDS
Where s e v e r e damage t o t h e headlamp bowl and surround has
occured i t
i s
g e n e r a l l y found more economical t o f i t a
replacement bowl and s e c t i o n . I t
i s
e s s e n t i a l f o r t h e c o r r e c t
o p e r a t i o n of t h e headlamp assembly t h a t t h e replacement s e c t i o n
is c o r r e c t l y p o s i t i o n e d , t h e bowl being a t t a c h e d t o t h e p i v o t
bobbins of t h e new s e c t i o n and t e s t e d f o r c l e a r a n c e i n t h e
up-and-down p o s i t i o n b e f o r e b e i n g bonded t o t h e c a r .
The bowl should be f i x e d i n t h e most c o n v e n i e n t p o s i t i o n by t a p i n g
i n p l a c e b e f o r e l a m i n a t i n g i n t h e new s e c t i o n . A c c e s s i b i l i t y
i s
r e s t r i c t e d i n t h i s a r e a and i t may be found more advantageous t o
work through t h e a c t u a l lamp u n i t hole.
A l t e r n a t i v e l y where a l e s s s e r i o u s impact has o c c u r r e d and
t h e lamp surround can be s a t i s f a c t o r i l y r e p a i r e d without
r e s o r t i n g t o a replacement s e c t i o n i t
i s
recommended t h a t
a
s m a l l j i g be made t o embrace b o t h p i v o t mounting b o l t s
of t h e bowl w i d t h . These can be screwed i n t o t h e body
bobbins s e r v i n g t o c o r r e c t l y l o c a t e them w h i l s t p r o v i d i n g
s u f f i c i e n t a c c e s s t o bond them i n and perform t h e d e s i r e d
r e p a i r .