Hood strut install?
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Tallahassee FL
Hood strut install?
Well with my car being in a couple of shops for over two years, I guess it was inevitable that some things would get broken. So the driver's side hood strut got stripped out of the lower catch. I went and JB welded it together, but darn if I can compress that thing enough to get both ends on. How in the world do you do that? I've tried EVERY curse word I know, all to know avail...
Thanks for any advice...
Thanks for any advice...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Rockwall TX
Not exactly sure what you mean, but, if you are unsuccessfully trying to compress the strut, you might try a wood or pipe clamp to compress the ends together, you can get one at lots of places.
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Drifting
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From: Tallahassee FL
Maybe this pic will help explain what I am talking about...
The shock absorber like strut that normally holds the hood up at the hinge is missing on that side because the bottom part of it broke. The problem is that I cannot compress that strut to get it onto the attachment points. And using some sort of clamp may not work too well because such a clamp would have to be pretty much the same length of the strut itself because of clearance issues.
Surely someone else has faced this problem before?
The shock absorber like strut that normally holds the hood up at the hinge is missing on that side because the bottom part of it broke. The problem is that I cannot compress that strut to get it onto the attachment points. And using some sort of clamp may not work too well because such a clamp would have to be pretty much the same length of the strut itself because of clearance issues.
Surely someone else has faced this problem before?
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Belleville Mich.
Have a helper to hold the hood for you.
Have large towel,blanket etc to protect the front facia (nose)
Look at the hood hinge that attaches the side of the hood to the top of the fender.
Mark the position of the hinge that sets on the top of the fender with marker,blue painters tape,etc.
Take the two nuts completely off, & lift up & off the two threaded posts. You can collasp the hinge now (towards the hood) if it's in your way.
This allows you to move the hood further or closer to where you can reinstall the strut.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Have large towel,blanket etc to protect the front facia (nose)
Look at the hood hinge that attaches the side of the hood to the top of the fender.
Mark the position of the hinge that sets on the top of the fender with marker,blue painters tape,etc.
Take the two nuts completely off, & lift up & off the two threaded posts. You can collasp the hinge now (towards the hood) if it's in your way.
This allows you to move the hood further or closer to where you can reinstall the strut.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,788
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From: Tallahassee FL
Have a helper to hold the hood for you.
Have large towel,blanket etc to protect the front facia (nose)
Look at the hood hinge that attaches the side of the hood to the top of the fender.
Mark the position of the hinge that sets on the top of the fender with marker,blue painters tape,etc.
Take the two nuts completely off, & lift up & off the two threaded posts. You can collasp the hinge now (towards the hood) if it's in your way.
This allows you to move the hood further or closer to where you can reinstall the strut.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Have large towel,blanket etc to protect the front facia (nose)
Look at the hood hinge that attaches the side of the hood to the top of the fender.
Mark the position of the hinge that sets on the top of the fender with marker,blue painters tape,etc.
Take the two nuts completely off, & lift up & off the two threaded posts. You can collasp the hinge now (towards the hood) if it's in your way.
This allows you to move the hood further or closer to where you can reinstall the strut.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Thanks for your help with this...
