Can you adjust the rear engine lid hinges

[fozworth]

Are the early engine lid hinges adjustable ?

 

[yoda]

very slightly.What is you problem?.

 

[fozworth]

I noticed the top edge on the right hand side is slightly tucked under the hinge panel where as the left side is flush .So I wondered if I could loosen the hinge screws and pull it slightly out .

 

[Happystamps]

Yes- so they're screwed into loose plates in the bodywork and in the engine lid.

I would suggest treading carefully purely because the threads are often seized and the screws aren't THAT strong. Job a bit of plusgas on them a couple of days beforehand, then try to undo 'em with an appropriately sized screwdriver. Won't hurt to give it a couple of smacks with a light hammer before you start undoing 'em to loosen any corrosion.

Try to undo one of them a bit on the bodywork- if that comes loose, do the other one, move it, tighten it back up. If you snap the screw head off, run away and pretend you're happy with a slightly recessed boot lid.