The Eagle has landed (again)

 This post is targetting the hood ornament, that so well represents the Zimmer Golden Spirit looks.

(This is a Zimmer mod.)


If by any chance, the eagle needs to be replaced, or it has come loose and wiggles during drive, note that it is hard to reach for dismount and remount.

You need to remove the panel that covers the compressors and the tanks for washer and coolant.

After that, there is a small square hole in the body, which is to small to work through. No wrench can be applied. So my solution is to use the side-saw and enlarge the hole. 




Beware: the polyester is sharp after cutting. Make sure you sand it, to prevent cutting yourself while reaching through the hole. (I did :-(  )

Now you can reach the nut from below. mind: there are 2. Than you can take the base off, incl the eagle and the eagle can be removed from base. 

The Eagle is fixed to the chrome mount with a screw and the mount is fixed to the grille with two bolds and nuts.




My Eagle started to wiggle during drive. The cause was the spring washer that gave out and the nut came loose.

The original washer has the many teeth, they wear out. Replace it with a new one and tighten the Eagle to the base with a lock bond .





















You can replace the panel and leave tho new hole open. It is well covered by the body panel. 



(This job was possible by the detailed online help of Mike , my Zimmer friend in Florida. Thanks)



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