I had a hinge welded recently and have not found a way to get mine adjusted
either. I did get some good advice that I have not tried yet. The one
fellow said to remove the front bumper allowing the loosening of the bolts
on the hinges and see if you could move it. I plan on doing this myself.
Have you checked the hinges ? mine was still attatched but the metal had
rusted and the whole hood (Bonnet) moved. This I think bent the other hinge
thus causing my post re-weld problem.
Good luck (I hate it when it comes loose).
Joel 83XJ6-----Original Message-----
From: MMMalmberg@aol.com [SMTP:MMMalmberg@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 5:57 PM
To: lumps@jag-lovers.org
Cc: xj@jag-lovers.org
Subject: [xj] Bonnet adjustment
No, my hat’s not crooked, and I think my head’s on straight. But my XJ6’s
hood refuses to stay shut most of the time.
I’ve tried messing with the adjustments of the pegs that extend down, and
I’ve
oiled the cables, and I’ve greased up the other moving parts.
I think the big problem is that the bonnet is about a quarter or three
eights
of an inch too far forward when closed. There’s nearly 1/2" gap at the
back
edge, in front of the windshield. The gasket along that edge tends to get
folded over rather than going where it’s supposed to. Since the whole hood
is
so far forward, and owing to its taper and greater width at the back, it
also
rubs on the right and left sides, from the latches to the back corners.
Any idea how to adjust the fore/aft positioning of a '79 XJ6 bonnet?
thanks
mm