Owners Manual

BODYWORK
P/7
Caption for Fig. 10.
1.
Door shell.
6.
Window front channel. 11.
Door closing handle.
2.
Window glass.
7.
Upper hinge. 12. Door opening handle.
3.
Window rear channel.
8. Lower hinge. 13.
Window winding mechanism.
4.
Window moulding. 9.
Door lock exploded. 14.
Door inner casing.
5.
Louvre assembly.
10.
Window winding handle.
Caption for Fig.
11.
1.
Door lock mechanism.
6.
Arm rest (door closing handle).
11.
Window front channel.
2.
Window winding handle. 7.
Window moulding. 12.
Window glass.
3.
Door opening handle. 8.
Louvre assembly. 13.
Upper hinge.
4.
Window winding mechanism.
9.
Door shell.
14.
Lower hinge.
5. Door inner casing.
10.
Window rear channel.
Hinges and Door Removal: The upper hinge of the
front door has four recessed-headed screws to fix it to the
door and four more to secure
it to the pillar.
The lower hinge is fastened in the same manner with
the exception that
it has only three screws holding it to
the door.
For the rear doors the position is reversed, it is the
lower hinge that has the four screws whilst the upper
one has only three.
There
is a check strap fitted to each door, front and
rear, which must be released when dismantling a door
from the bodywork. This operation entails the removal
of the door inner casing, an item which has already been
described, and extracting the pin that retains the check
strap within the door frame.
Door Locks and Handles: To remove an interior
door handle
is quite a simple process. The chrome cup
washer
is pushed against the concealed spring in which
position
it is held whilst the peg which passes through the
handle and the lock stem is withdrawn. The complete
handle assembly can now be removed from the door.
This method
of handle securing also applies to the
window winding handle.
Before a lock or outer door handle can be depo-
sitioned, the inner handles and door casing should be
dismantled, a full description
of this operation is given
under the heading "Windows and Doors".
Fig, 12. A door handle and its two securing screws.
The lock, whether fitted to front or rear door, is
secured by four round head screws, visible on the opening
edge
of the door. By extracting these screws it is possible
to lift out the lock mechanism through the door panel.
Similarly, the remote control mechanism, after the long
connecting link has been released, can be taken out
of
the door. The latter is secured by three screws in the
front door and three in the rear door.
The door outer handle is attached to the panel by
two 2 B.A. screws only, one
of which is visible on the
door's opening edge, the other accessible from within
the door panel.
On the occasions when it becomes necessary to
remove the door inner casing, the opportunity should be
taken to oil the window winding and the door locking
mechanisms, through the holes provided in the door shell,
see Fig. 10.
An extra locking device is fitted to the rear door
interior handles, locking the doors from the inside only.
To lock the left-hand and right-hand doors, turn their
escutcheons in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction
respectively.
It should be noted that this device will
not function
if the door handle is already in the locked
position.
Seating
Front: The front seats can be adjusted for position
by pressing the adjustment lever inwards and sliding the
seat to the required place. Each seat runner is fixed to
the body floor by four setpins and can be easily removed
should the necessity arise.
Rear: The rear seat
is of the "drop-in" type, located
in position by two pegs, one at each foremost corner
which
fit in the holes provided in the seat platform.
The rear squab is held by a screw into each wheel-
arch
and by two at the top edge of the squab, accessible
within the boot. The squab should then be lifted straight
up to free the two top metal tongues.
Waist Moulding
The chrome waist mouldings are clipped to the body
by special spring clips. Removal
of these mouldings