Removing the hood?
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Removing the hood?
Do you remove your hood when doing various types of work on the engine? It would seem the access would be so much better. Secondly, does anyone have a process to do that when by yourself? I can see how it easily unbolts but I am concerned about marring, scratching, dropping the dang thing trying to take it off myself. my garage is fairly tight quarters and the only thing I can think of is hanging something like a ratchet strap from the ceiling and attach it to hood to hold it in the air.
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Yes the hood has to be held at a certain angle to get the lower screws out then back in.
If you absolutely must try to take it off yourself I would recommend 2 pillows at the back on the cowl and fenders and some towels or something to cover the fenders.
If you absolutely must try to take it off yourself I would recommend 2 pillows at the back on the cowl and fenders and some towels or something to cover the fenders.
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I do not think I would even try to remove the hood by myself. Find a helper to give you a hand. The C4 clamshell hood is one thing I really miss on the C5.
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You can use an overhead creeper.
I replaced my engine and everything under the hood without removing the hood and didn't have a problem.
It is actually easier to work on the engine with the car on jack-stands because it sits so low it's awkward.
I replaced my engine and everything under the hood without removing the hood and didn't have a problem.
It is actually easier to work on the engine with the car on jack-stands because it sits so low it's awkward.
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Right after I got my C5 I removed the hood to do some work up front. I marked the location on the hinges for easy re-installation. When I did get the hood back on and started adjusting the gaps I couldn't get one of the hood latches to latch. It was a super PITA.
One thing I would recommend if you're removing the hood is don't remove it from the hinge; remove the hinge from the chassis. This helps aligning it a lot easier and you don't have to deal with trying to side bolts in from the side.
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Yeah that may be the worst part about it more so than actually removing it; trying to re-align it if you're adjusting for gaps.
Right after I got my C5 I removed the hood to do some work up front. I marked the location on the hinges for easy re-installation. When I did get the hood back on and started adjusting the gaps I couldn't get one of the hood latches to latch. It was a super PITA.
One thing I would recommend if you're removing the hood is don't remove it from the hinge; remove the hinge from the chassis. This helps aligning it a lot easier and you don't have to deal with trying to side bolts in from the side.
Right after I got my C5 I removed the hood to do some work up front. I marked the location on the hinges for easy re-installation. When I did get the hood back on and started adjusting the gaps I couldn't get one of the hood latches to latch. It was a super PITA.
One thing I would recommend if you're removing the hood is don't remove it from the hinge; remove the hinge from the chassis. This helps aligning it a lot easier and you don't have to deal with trying to side bolts in from the side.