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| | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 46 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 46 | on my 52 when i close the hood the hood comes up were it pivots in the back , i loosened the 3 bolts on either side and pushed it flat and tightened them, looked good, until i opened the hood and then it raises up again, are my springs funky? anyhelp would b appreciated thanks trying | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | If you can push the back of the hood down and it stays down first try oiling all pivot points. Then open and close the hood several times to spread the lubrication. I can't tell you how many "sprung" hinges I "fixed" by oiling them. If you push down on the back of the hood and it's solid (won't push down) but high it needs adjusted.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Hers a Tip that was posted here a while back that I used & it works great.
Open the hood and loosen your hinge bolts a bit now lay a pc. of 4X4 across your hood latch in front of the radiator, now close the hood down and let it rest on the 4X4 and push the back of the hood down onto the cowl seal and have a partner tighten up the hinge bolts.
Give that a try it should fix you problem.
Tim | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Tim... I remember reading that somewhere.... probably in the tech tips... but is it a 4x4 or was it a 2x4.... I'm not being scarcastic I'm serious! I will be putting mine on a little later this year... ......but tomorrow I'm going to KC yipeeeeeee  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Not trying to butt in but it is a 4 inch block of wood. That's what is in the tech tips. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Alvin,
I used a 12" long pc. of a 4X4 that was here in the shop and it worked just fine I got a pile of em in the corner they come in handy for lots of things.
Tim | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | Just to add.....the key to getting a really tight fit is to have 3 persons working in concert.
Persons 1&2 each place one hand on the top surface of the hood and the other hand on the vertical surface on both the passenger's and driver's side. With the block in place, both push down and back (with gusto) while the third person snugs down the interior bolts. With the interior bolts snug...raise the hood and tighten the remaining bolts.
Pop out the block and unless the hood has been seriously sprung, or your hinges are badly worn, she'll lay flat as a pancake. If you've got gaps between the hood and a fender, loosen the fender to core support bolts and make adjustments accordingly.
The key is to have the block, and 3 folks to get it to lay flat on the cowl. Hope this helps.
Dave | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Its a good idea to remove the latch striker plate when you are doing any hood adjustments. There have been cases where people have adjusted the hood hinges and then jammed the latch, which makes it a real pain to get loose!
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 | I've found on my truck that when the springs were not attached the hood laid flat against the cowl , as soon as i attached the springs it pushed the hood up in the back . It turned out that the hinges had so much slop at the pivot points that the pressure from the springs pushed the hood up . I haven't found how to fix the problem , i would like to replace the rivets in the hinge w/oversize ones . That would remove the slop. Has anyone done this repair before. Can new hinges be found ? mark | | |
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