Tie rod inside door

[Shaunengland]

Hi all, i am rebuilding my doors after painting and am stuck with the tie rod that goes in between the front and rear window channels.

When taking the doors apart I found the rods sat in the bottom of the doors so have no reference to refit them from.

Looking at the canleys parts diagrams I can see which way around the rod goes and I am assuming the end that is bent back on itself and goes around the rear channel but dont know how far up the channel it sits. The front end on the rod has a ring which a bolt goes through but which one? Finally canleys show a trim clip next to the middle of the bar to tension it, but where does the clip fit?

sorry for all the questions, if anyone has a photo it would be fantastic!

[Pete Arnold]

Hi Shaun,

You might find the photo and instructions useful shown in Section 5-220 of the Workshop Manual which can be viewed online at https://tecb.eu/onewebmedia/Herald,Spitfire,Vitesse.pdf

This is a very large file so give it time to download!  The actual pdf page number you need, listed down the left hand side, is 313.

Good luck.