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Old 05-25-2015, 03:43 PM
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I need to compress my new hood lift supports about ½ inch to install them.
How do I do it? My bench vise doesn’t go that far out and pushing the shaft in is hopeless.
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Disconnect the long hood prop rod and have a friend lift the hoop up a bit higher until the small rod can be put into place. Then re-connect the prop rod.
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Thanks for the help. Gotta go find a good helper.
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Originally Posted by HAD2HAV2
Thanks for the help. Gotta go find a good helper.
I did it by myself. It was a little bit of a struggle, but not too bad.

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