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[looperboy]

Hi,

I'm trying to remove the facia on a mayfair 1996, but I'm finding it impossible to get at those bolts inside the air ducts. Has anyone managed that before?

I can get the bolt behind the stereo fine, but I'm not even sure if I'm at the right ones in the air ducts. They appear to be screwed onto the body right at the end of the bracket, but i can't seem to get in at them with anything.

Stuart

[fikus01]

i swear they just twist off!! mite require a little force!!!! or try for access underneath!!

failing that do a search!! i assume by facia u mean the wallnut dashboard!?!?!?

[looperboy]

yes, it's the walnut dashboard I mean.

I'm sure the bolts will just twist off with a spanner, i just can't get in there at them. its such a tiny space...

[stef]

mite be wrong but if the brackets are screwed at the bulkhead then why not take them off from inside the engine bay?

thenagain im not really sure what they look like so i'm probably wrong

[fikus01]

nah they're usually a pig to get to, mine were finger tight but they were wing nuts not actual 6 sided nuts

[miniboo]

the two outer ones are under the dash. if it is a genuine rover dash then i think they are 10 mm nuts.

the centre one comes off by removing the stereo.

the two outer ones you just need to reach under the dash

[looperboy]

ah,

that sounds like very good news. I'll check it in the morning when it's light. thanks

stuart

[Big_Adam]

nah they're usually a pig to get to,

What isn't on a mini.

[vasi]

The oil filter

[miniboo]

spark plug leads

[minivanman]

the steering wheel

[fikus01]

i beg to differ on the steering wheel!! either its too far away or the pedals are too close or i have short arms but i had to change my driving position lots

[Jammy]

nah they're usually a pig to get to,

What isn't on a mini.

Rust, thats always readily available and always close to hand!

[looperboy]

you were absolutely right, miniboo. Thanks. The nuts were underneath the dash.

I don't know why it doesn't say that in the manual.

If anyone else has to remove their walnut dash, there's no need for all that removing the air ducts to get at the bolts on the brackets like it says in the manual. Just remove the stereo and get the one in behind there, then the two side ones can be removed under the dash.

The driver's side one was still a nightmare to get at on my car though, because of the bonnett release cable.

Stuart

[miniboo]

lol i just put mine back in and had the exact same annoyance with the bonnet release being in the way lol