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Aug 22, 2011 | 12:01 PM

SpeedRacer61

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Hood Removal

Which set of bolts is it easier to remove to take off the hood? Not sure if it is better or easier to unbolt the hood from the hinge or the hinge from the frame.

Aug 22, 2011 | 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedRacer61

Which set of bolts is it easier to remove to take off the hood? Not sure if it is better or easier to unbolt the hood from the hinge or the hinge from the frame.

I vote hinge to frame. Mark the hinge position before removing bolts.

If you don't like the way it sits after remounting, it's possible to VERY lightly snug those bolts, lower the hood, shift until satisfied, [carefully] raise and tighten.

Aug 22, 2011 | 03:27 PM

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raise the hood, prop it up with a broom, take 'all' the bolts loose , lift it off.

Not sure why you would take "all" the bolts off!? I would think it should be either the hinge bolts or the hood bolts but not both. Plus I was not sure if the hood bolts are easier to access or if the hinge has bolts in extra side locations making it more difficult to take them off.

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