Spare wheel well - Page 2

woolfie1948 · Feb 12th, 2012, 11:07

I have just braved the cold (the ice has not yet started to melt here yet) to look at mine and it looks very similar to yours. I have taken pictures but my first attempts to upload seem to have failed! I will try again but will say that I start to feel a resistance when closing when the lid is a few inches from being shut but I ignore this and push down until fully closed.
I can see a mark on the front edge of the hinge where it has rubbed on the tyre and wondered if I loosened the bolt shown in the top centre of your picture and pushed the hinge up (you can see an elongated hole for adjustment) this would help but not yet brave enough to try!

woolfie1948 · Feb 12th, 2012, 11:36

It appears my picture file sizes are too big to upload - easy way to resize please?

Michael J · Feb 12th, 2012, 11:50

MS Paint.

woolfie1948 · Feb 12th, 2012, 13:23

Trying again to upload, please be patient on a steep learning curve!

arcturus · Feb 12th, 2012, 13:46

If you play about with the hinges you will loose the boot lid alignment. What i've done is let some air out of the tyre. It's not a problem as I cary a battery operated pump

I could re inflate it again an a few minutes. I think that tyres must have got fatter since the 144 first came on the market

Billy Smalls · Feb 13th, 2012, 07:41

sorry for going off topic Arcturus, though it sounds like you solved the problem, but whilst there are some pictures of the boot on show, can anyone tell me if the (what looks like plastic) boot hinge 'struts' are obtainable? one of my has burst and it's spring is hanging out - no sign of the end of it. When I say 'strut' I mean 'piston' 'damper' ????
Or is there a way of fixing them? I did notice these are rivetted on, so that make prove tricky too

cheers

arcturus · Feb 13th, 2012, 08:53

Take and post a photo of the strut in the boot so that we can see exactly what you mean. Then we can advise. A picture is worth 1,000 words

Billy Smalls · Feb 13th, 2012, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcturus

Take and post a photo of the strut in the boot so that we can see exactly what you mean. Then we can advise. A picture is worth 1,000 words

if you see the attached - it's the strut that i've circled....with arrow

cheers

arcturus · Feb 13th, 2012, 10:33

Can't really make it out. That plastic tube is in the way. If the strut/damper is physically broken I don't think that it can be repaired. If it has become unatached at the other end it can be reconnected. I will check mine out later today and come up with hopefully more info. If its broken you should be able to pick one up of a scrapper. Put your magnifier on the image and you should be able to make out the detail.

Derek UK · Feb 13th, 2012, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcturus

Goodyear GP

That's an OLD tyre! Not a tyre I'd want to rely on if I was driving to the BKV from Portugal.

Woolfies Cinturato is even older (unless he's paid an arm and a leg for a set of the modern repros).

Feb 12th, 2012, 11:50	#13
Michael J Master Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2018 16:48 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Nottingham	MS Paint. __________________ rollin' rollin' rollin'

Feb 12th, 2012, 13:46	#15
arcturus arcturus Last Online: Yesterday 08:25 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagres Portugal	If you play about with the hinges you will loose the boot lid alignment. What i've done is let some air out of the tyre. It's not a problem as I cary a battery operated pump I could re inflate it again an a few minutes. I think that tyres must have got fatter since the 144 first came on the market __________________ life's too short to drink bad wine

Feb 13th, 2012, 08:53	#17
arcturus arcturus Last Online: Yesterday 08:25 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagres Portugal	Take and post a photo of the strut in the boot so that we can see exactly what you mean. Then we can advise. A picture is worth 1,000 words __________________ life's too short to drink bad wine

Feb 12th, 2012, 11:07	#11
woolfie1948 Senior Member Last Online: Jul 5th, 2021 21:30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: watford	I have just braved the cold (the ice has not yet started to melt here yet) to look at mine and it looks very similar to yours. I have taken pictures but my first attempts to upload seem to have failed! I will try again but will say that I start to feel a resistance when closing when the lid is a few inches from being shut but I ignore this and push down until fully closed. I can see a mark on the front edge of the hinge where it has rubbed on the tyre and wondered if I loosened the bolt shown in the top centre of your picture and pushed the hinge up (you can see an elongated hole for adjustment) this would help but not yet brave enough to try!

Feb 12th, 2012, 11:36	#12
woolfie1948 Senior Member Last Online: Jul 5th, 2021 21:30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: watford	It appears my picture file sizes are too big to upload - easy way to resize please?

Feb 13th, 2012, 07:41	#16
Billy Smalls Master Member Last Online: Apr 30th, 2023 15:34 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bristol	sorry for going off topic Arcturus, though it sounds like you solved the problem, but whilst there are some pictures of the boot on show, can anyone tell me if the (what looks like plastic) boot hinge 'struts' are obtainable? one of my has burst and it's spring is hanging out - no sign of the end of it. When I say 'strut' I mean 'piston' 'damper' ???? Or is there a way of fixing them? I did notice these are rivetted on, so that make prove tricky too cheers

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