Barnstormer Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I am completely stripping my A series and have got it mostly in parts but have a couple of trivial bits which are stuck. So this could possibly be the most basic help asked for on here but I want to know how they are supposed to come off so i can try and take them off without breaking them! First one is the coat hooks which are in the headliner. They have a plastic round lump which looks like it is either a screw cover or maybe a push pin? It doesn't want to come out on either hook and i am likely to mangle them if i go much further trying to lever it out so just wanted to check i am not missing something? Second is even more basic, I cannot get the fuel filler cap off! The car has been off the road since 89 and is in a bad way. The filler cap has a lock and the key turns the lock but the cap will not turn. The problem is i don't know which way the key turns for locked / unlocked and which way to turn the cap to undo it. Rather than forcing a locked cap in the wrong direction i thought i would ask the question. It is a berlinetta registered nov 72 if that makes any difference. I will start a project page in the not too distant future i promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 When locked the cap should turn freely. Key turns clockwise to unlock, and petrol cap turns anti clockwise to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 With the fuel cap i think it depends on the design, on mine you unlock it and then it just pulls off, it doesn't turn, the locking mechanism holds it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstormer Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Thanks for the quick replies. I will go and give it a bit more welly. Any ideas on the coat hooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstormer Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 It was the type like shugs. It took an adjustable spanner on both wings of the cap but it came off. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 The coat hooks have a little plastic pin in the middle that pushes inwards and then you can remove the coat hook. You should be able to push it far enough in without pushing it right out the back and still get them out. You will see when you have it out that the coat hook fits in and then when you push the pin in and it splays it out so it won't come out. I hope that makes sense? if not i can have a look tomorrow as i should have a spare one that i can take a pic for you to see. use a bit of plastic or wood to push it in as then you won't mark it. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstormer Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Yep that makes sense. I would never have thought of pushing it in further, thanks for your help. If i get a moment tomorrow I'll escape my choclate fuelled kids and nip out to the garage and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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