Help - w208 clk 230 bonnet catch not closing

[rossyl]

w208 has 3 catches, the side catch on the driver side will not close.

the bonnet started flapping on the A3 and i pulled onto the hard shoulder but it wouldnt close. I think i manged to close/open the latch with my hands, but it still won't close.

the catch is heavily greased. should i clean off the old grease and apply white lithium grease? or does it need adjusting?

thanks.

 

[Howard]

Is the handle under the dash properly 'home' ...

Can you get it to close by dropping the bonnet instead of gently placing it down and then pushing it home ?

 

[wemorgan]

sounds like it needs adjusting rather than de-greasing.

 

[rossyl]

Is the handle under the dash properly 'home' ...

Can you get it to close by dropping the bonnet instead of gently placing it down and then pushing it home ?

thanks guys.

i'll try dropping it from a small height.

on the hard shoulder i was using major force/bodyweight and it wouldnt close.

quite sure the handle was fully closed.

 

[rossyl]

sounds like it needs adjusting rather than de-greasing.

in exceptionally simple terms..how do you do that?

thanks

 

[wemorgan]

in exceptionally simple terms..how do you do that?

thanks

I've never done it myself. But I imagine there are two bolts holding the striker plate in place. I'd loosen them, then slide the plate until the bonnet closed properly.

 

[rossyl]

thanks Will, i'll have a closer look and let you know.

 

[rossyl]

if anyone else has any ideas please let me know.

 

[rossyl]

WD40 fixed the problem...



was just excessively grimey/greased