Removing wiring harness

[cobb911]

Having disconnected all items in the car from the wiring loom it was time to take it out. I disconnected it from the engine compartment and removed the clips at the front of the compartment that keep it neatly in place. I am working on the principle it comes out from the front of the car.

Once under the car I was able to pull the wiring loom from the engine compartment and underneath the car. The path for the loom goes over the right hand torsion bar but it is quite tight. With a bit of persuasion (removing the disintegrating cover on the loom), I was able to start feeding the loom over the torsion bar.

The problem I noted was the connectors from engine compartment seem too big to fit over the torsion bar. Do I need to remove the torsion bar first or is there a specific place that is wide enough for the connectors to pass?

Regards

[MT]

On a 1972 car the rear section of the loom comes out from front to back. Disconnect all the wires from the fuse boxes that are part of the rear section ( making note of what goes where of course!), then pull it out rearwards through the tunnel.

Note when refitting it goes in a small box section in the top right of the tunnel as you look from the rear.

Mick

[cobb911]

Mick

Thanks very much. I should have read your restoration thread first as you clearly state in refitting to thread it from back to front which would have given me the clue for which way to take it out.
No time this evening to do the full job but I started by threading it back from the front compartment. I think I would be best to think of something better to cover the wires before I pull it fully out because as it stands I may pull off the labels as they pass through the tunnel.

Regards