How to extract horn from nose in my '81?

[Last triumph]

Phew - got it back on in the end, but nearly lost an arm in the process LOL

Thanks all.

 

[Oneball]

Does it work though?

 

[Last triumph]

Does it work though?

LOL

Yes, both sides work and provide quite the harmonious chorus.

 

[Chuffer]

Phew - got it back on in the end, but nearly lost an arm in the process LOL

Thanks all.

There you go ! All you needed was a little application .

 

[Chuffer]

LOL

Yes, both sides work and provide quite the harmonious chorus.

Oooh ! Just like two choir boys singing a round !

 

[CaptainK]

Phew - got it back on in the end, but nearly lost an arm in the process LOL

Thanks all.

And what was the secret process you employed in the end to get it back on?

 

[Last triumph]

I assembled every socket extension bar I have to the 1/2" socket and secured this in place first, so the naked self tapping bolt was protruding through the bracket in it's desired location.

Having 4 extension bars permitted my wife to be far enough out the way so that I could contort and lie across the nose of the car to just about force my hand past the extension bar, between it and headlight support bracket without removing too much skin, although some was sacrificed.

From there I was able to just about get enough fingers round one part of the horn to blindly flail it around over about 5 agonising minutes until it felt like the bracket hole had found the pointed end of the bolt. At this point I asked my wife to turn the extension bar end in the hope that the bracket was sufficiently well orientated for it to grab the threads without crossing them. Eventually it bit and we were able to nip it up.

 

[Chuffer]

10 out of 10 for shear grit and determination ! And a sympathetic wife .

 

[Adtheman]

Sorry, no access to the car in the picture, was provided by a US CF member.

Absolutely has to go back in the correct position otherwise I will fail at life by my own standards.

I'm with you, it's the principle of the matter and you seem to have the will to succeed. Good luck Loved the post by the way why do we put ourselves through this pain time after time on old Americana.