Hood wont line up

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Old 06-05-2010, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by gfrench
SWEET, Strange but this fixed it. I left the back of the spring all the way down, then pulled the front all the way up. This let the back drop down perfectly. I then had to pull the hood forward 1/4 inch. For some reason tilting the springs slid the hood down and back.
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No problem. It's nothing strange, that's geometry in action. When the hinge is tilted at an angle like you have it, the rear mounting point on the hood is sitting considerably lower than if the hinge was mounted level. Sometimes you gotta try all angles when mounting hoods and doors.
 
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