Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 87

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SECTION BB
proposed t o c u t t h e p a n e l s and study t h e s e l i n e s thoroughly
t o s e e t h a t
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a )
any damaged o r s l i g h t l y damaged panel which would be
u s e f u l i n t h e a l i g n i n g of another major panel w i l l
n o t be removed o r ,
b) on s i n g l e skinned a r e a s i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e proposed
o u t l i n e t r a v e r s e s l o n g i t u d i n a l , l a t e r a l and
h o r i z o n t a l d e f i n i t i o n p o i n t s t o a s s i s t easy l i n i n g
up of t h e new panel i n a l l t h r e e p l a c e s .
When r e p a i r s have been c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e f r o n t
wheelarches, ensure t h e t y r e s do not f o u l t h e f r o n t lower f l a n g e
when t h e wheels a r e on f u l l l o c k .
Undersea1 t h e wheelarch a r e a t o a depth of 1 / 8 t h i n (3mm)
u s i n g "3M"
m a t e r i a l , o r i t s e q u i v a l e n t i n c o n s i s t e n c y , t o
prevent gel-coat c r a z i n g caused by small s t o n e s e t c . ' , thrown
up by t h e wheels.
BB
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POSITIONING REPLACEMENT PANELS
a ) Line up f l a t s u r f a c e (e.g. undertray o r f l o o r a r e a )
u s i n g long wooden beams b o l t e d t o undamaged a r e a .
b)
Line up main c o n t o u r s
(e.g.
wing s e c t i o n s ) u s i n g
s p l i n t s and b o l t i n t o p o s i t i o n with f l a t o r curved
s t e e l s t r a p s .
BB 1 3
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BOBBINS
(
M E T A L INSERTS)
Considerable u s e i s made of d i e - c a s t metal i n s e r t s , which
a r e o v a l i n c o n f i g u r a t i o n and commonly known a s 'bobbins'.
These a r e designed t o c a r r y high l o a d s i n
most
d i r e c t i o n s
and a l s o o f f e r t h e advantage of being a c c u r a t e l y l o c a t e d i n
t h e mountings.
Two b a s i c forms a r e employed a s follows:-
Large ( s t r u c t u r a l ) bobbins
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with 3/8 i n o r 7/16 i n h o l e s
( p l a i n o r t h r e a d e d ) .
Small ( s e m i - s t r u c t u r a l ) bobbins
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with 1/4 i n
o r
5/16 i n
h o l e s ( p l a i n o r t h r e a d e d ) .
The f o l l o w i n g advice
i s
given
on
d e a l i n g with bobbin f a i l u r e s : -