Spider boot release cable

[TATERRY@domain.elided]

The broken cable was easy to replace and I thank several Listers who offered 
advice offline.  I incorporated a lever through the drain hole as a back up 
also so this should never ever be a problem again.  Contributing to the 
breakage was a loose adjuster in the trunk that allowed the outer sheath to 
move.  This meant that the lever inside the car had to be brought up to an 
extreme position to effect release flexing the cable at its crimp joint until 
it fatigued and broke.  I suggest you all check that adjuster in the boot.

One lister suggested that the same will ultimately happen to the bonnet 
release cable and that I should rig a back up for this as well....I looked it 
over and nothing easy pops to mind. Opening the bonnet in the event of a 
cable failure must be difficult/impossible with out damaging the bonnet.  Has 
any lister figured out how to fit a back up to this potential problem?  

I'm going to replace that cable just as a precaution.

cheers, Terry in Oakland. 

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