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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | What is the proper/easiest way to separate the hood? Do you drill out the rivets or is there a trick to removing the center pin? Thanks prior
Dan | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 | The hood on my 46 came apart after liberal coatings of penetrating oil and opening and closing it while trying to slide one half of the hood with the other. It will eventually come apart. This by the way is with the hood off the truck completely and someone else helping me. I had to replace a few rivets as well and realign the hinges.Be careful as the hood warps very easy. Good luck, Bob T | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 | I forgot to mention that I was talking about the center of the hood. On my 46 the hinge is actually stamped into each side of the hood and there are no rivets. One side of the hood slides into the other. The side doors on the hood are riveted hinges held together by a steel rod which can be pulled out with lots of penetrating oil. This is a Canadian built 46 so there might be a slight difference. Sorry if I confused you. Bob T. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 | No drilling required. The two halves should come apart. The two hinge halves are created by rolling the metal over the entire length of the hinge. Two two rolls slide together. There is no "pin" like on the doors.
I would lube the daylights out of it...they should just slide apart.
Hope this helps. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | I made the mistake of drilling mine out. i wish I had known they came apart like that back then,.
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | Thanks all
Will PB today and attempt to slide apart maybe tomorrow. # 3 son has baseball this aft. Thanks again
Dan | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | Chev4t6,
How did the seperation go? I have a 46 truck and just removed the front support for the hood and a pin that runs the linght of the hood came out and it came apart.
Hope this helps
Ed | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | Well it took a week of PB and some cussing and a few beers but this AM hood slid apart without any
hassle. It was quite rusty and I believe that's what made it so hard. Off for a week at camp and back next week for a week of vacation working on the ole 4t6. Thanks for all the input
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