best to state what year you're asking about, saves folks trying to figure it out .... with the TF hoods that problem is common when the hinge pivots get worn, a sure fix is new hinges, otherwise it'll be a never ending struggle

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot