Aero Catches - hard to close?
06-02-2010, 05:14 PM
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Aero Catches - hard to close?
Ever since I fitted my Aero catches on the bonnet one was always a bitch to clsoe but I put it down to the pin being slightly out of line. Today I took them off to fit another bonnet and found even with it not fitted it still was a bitch to close. One is sort of ok but the other one needs a proper wallop to close. I looked at the mechanism and found if you pull the pin forward it works ok, it looks like its going over-centre so jams up. They've had hardly any use so its not wear and tear. Any one else having problems?
06-02-2010, 05:44 PM
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Ever since I fitted my Aero catches on the bonnet one was always a bitch to clsoe but I put it down to the pin being slightly out of line. Today I took them off to fit another bonnet and found even with it not fitted it still was a bitch to close. One is sort of ok but the other one needs a proper wallop to close. I looked at the mechanism and found if you pull the pin forward it works ok, it looks like its going over-centre so jams up. They've had hardly any use so its not wear and tear. Any one else having problems?
Wd40
I have them i my bumnper, I took he bumper off to do some work n left it out itn the rain with the catchs open
The went soild, quick squirt of wd n they are like new again
06-02-2010, 06:07 PM
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Ever since I fitted my Aero catches on the bonnet one was always a bitch to clsoe but I put it down to the pin being slightly out of line. Today I took them off to fit another bonnet and found even with it not fitted it still was a bitch to close. One is sort of ok but the other one needs a proper wallop to close. I looked at the mechanism and found if you pull the pin forward it works ok, it looks like its going over-centre so jams up. They've had hardly any use so its not wear and tear. Any one else having problems?
I had a set like this and one was faulty like you described. I ended up getting another set.
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