Head light bowles fixing bolts/screws

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#1 Head light bowles fixing bolts/screws

Post by 154WHU » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:26 pm

Hi
i wonder if anybody can tell the size or the part No which attach the headlight bowles to the bonnet, I can not find the part No in any parts book, am I being thick? :x

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Post by Heuer » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:49 pm

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#3 Head light bowles fixing bolts/screws

Post by 154WHU » Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:09 pm

Hi
thanks it is very helpfull for the scoops but it is the screws/bolts that hold the headlamp bowl to the bonnet,it is the captive nuts in the bonnet that I can find a screw or bolt to fit ,again am I being thick

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Post by Heuer » Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:29 pm

IIRC all four retaining screws are self tappers. Unfortunately the headlamp bowl is missing from the J30 SPC and although there is a drawing in the J37 it is not referenced anywhere.
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#5 Head light bowles fixing bolts/screws

Post by 154WHU » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:48 pm

Hi
Thanks again for the info,but my bonnet does have threaded nuts for the fixing of the headlamp bowles, have tried to post a pic but dosent seem to work for me,(being thick again)
Any more thoughts ?
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Post by abowie » Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:40 pm

The bowl itself is screwed to the body using self tapping screws. There is a rubber seal that fits in between the two.
The glass headlamp is held in a carrier by a chromed trim which again is held in place with smaller self tappers.
This unit is then held into the bowl with a spring, and two special adjusting screws that go into the threaded holes in the bowl. These are about 30mm or so long and have a groove around the head which locates into a slot on the carrier. This screw is part number 8599.
See diagram 55 in the S1 parts manual.
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#7 SCREWS

Post by Ian Howe » Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:29 am

Hi Clive

The screws that hold the the headlight bowls on are listed at page 290 in the spares book. From recollection they are 10/32 x 3/8 slotted fillister. Shakeproof washers. Fillister headed screws are also used to attach the other lights too.

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#8 Head light bowles fixing bolts/screws

Post by 154WHU » Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:26 pm

Hi
Thank you for all the feed back,I have checked page 290 on my original 3.8 parts book ,and they listed,then i checked my 1965 parts book(J.37)
In this publication they are listed on page 260 under part No Bd.27105/2.
So now all I have to do is find some.
Again many thanks for all your help.
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Post by Heuer » Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:34 pm

The set screw part number is UFS.310/3H in J.30. That tells you the exact specification which you can decode using this guide from our KB: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/849 ... teners.pdf

So UFS.310/3H = fine thread, set screw, round head slotted, 3/16" thread, 3/8" long
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