Help Needed - Hardtop - LotusTalk

WileECoyote · 11-20-2012, 09:08 AM

I tried to put my hardtop on for the winter and discovered the nut at the front left corner has become detached from the inside. Is there a way to reattach the nut so the clunk bolt can then be tightened?

In the diagram below, it is the nut that item 22 (clunk bolt) threads into.

lotus90 · 11-20-2012, 09:49 AM

22 is supposed to be lose it is removable. it goes to a nut in the top. it has treads and than a shaft and than treads

glagola1 · 11-20-2012, 10:27 AM

I think he means the nut (what OP said) is loose in the hard top.

Don't know man. epoxy? I've never studied that assembly.

SyTyArchives · 11-20-2012, 10:44 AM

I want to say its bonded internally to the hard top. A body shop with fiberglass skills should be able to git it right.

carphoria · 11-20-2012, 12:56 PM

This happened to me in a rear corner, had to have Dietsch repair it. Sorry, I know that is not helpful.

11-20-2012, 10:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
SyTyArchives Pick up a damn wrench! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 109	I want to say its bonded internally to the hard top. A body shop with fiberglass skills should be able to git it right. __________________ Ian Write your own How-To articles: HowTune

11-20-2012, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
carphoria Shade-Tree Mechanic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 883	This happened to me in a rear corner, had to have Dietsch repair it. Sorry, I know that is not helpful. __________________ 2006 Exige KoldFire270 modified

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11-20-2012, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
lotus90 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Colorado springs CO Posts: 359	22 is supposed to be lose it is removable. it goes to a nut in the top. it has treads and than a shaft and than treads

11-20-2012, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
glagola1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 140	I think he means the nut (what OP said) is loose in the hard top. Don't know man. epoxy? I've never studied that assembly.

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