I wish I would have known sooner. On my 49 we removed the hood 2 years ago to install the new seal. Today, on the 51 5 window, we removed the front and rear hood bolts and left the bolts with the spring in place. the hood slid forward, with moving blankets on both fenders.Then we could remove the clutch head screws from the original seal and install the new seal--Hope this helps someone--Bill
