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Model: Smart Smart 450 - Years 1998-2007
Part: Soft top
Operation: How to repair the hood of the smart 450

It often happens that in the closing and / or opening phase of the hood it struggles to reach the end of the stroke and to engage due to wear of the gears of the motors that drive and drag the relative mechanism; It is possible to definitively solve this problem by replacing the original gears with others rebuilt and made of tempered steel, therefore much harder and more resistant to wear; the replacement is very simple since the motors are easily accessible and removable as they are placed in the rear part of the hood, masked by special caps; once the motors have been disassembled, use an extractor to remove the old gear and then insert the new ones.


Posted on 21 September 2023 by ScegliAuto

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Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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