Adjustment

ADJUSTMENT

GENERALITIES

The hood of the Spider has been designed and made to maximise protection from the weather and from the flow of air caused by the car in motion.

In order to warrant the protection that the hood can provide, the hood, windows and seals must be correctly adjusted.

During adjustment procedures, it is important to consider the whole car as a single unit. A slit between the door window and the hood may depend on incorrect adjustment of the glass or seal. But perhaps the hood or door need adjusting.

If attempts are made to adjust the components individually, without taking the whole vehicle into account, there is the risk of shifting the problem to other parts of the car and having to carry out further adjustments which are highly time-consuming.

The purpose of adjustment is therefore to obtain perfect adhesion between the profile of the hood and the side windows to ensure correct opening and closing of the hood and safe locking with the hood cover.

The following illustration summarizes the main adjustment points concerning:

1. Front hood centering pins and catches.
2. Rear hood pins.
3. Hood cover position.
4. Windows position.
5. Hood side mouldings.

WARNING: Absolutely avoid touching the adjustment points, though present on the hood, but not described here. Working on these points alters the hood kynematism resulting in malfunctions (jamming, stiffness, misalignment, etc.).