Hood hinge bolts


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Yard Art
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Post Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:49 am

Hood hinge bolts

I took the hood off my 47 KB1 during the disassembly. I found that 3 hinge bolts had a thin brass washer, and 3 did not. Are they all supposed to have the washer, or was there one extra? Im thinking they all originally had one between the hinge and hood.

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Golden Jubilee
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Post Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:24 am

Re: Hood hinge bolts

I believe all the brass goes between any metal on metal movement. I put my hood on awhile back and put those in the wrong places and once I lifted it, the squeaks and groans made me remember... Still need to fix that...

Yard Art
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Post Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:54 am

Re: Hood hinge bolts

That would make sense, but then it looks like Im missing more than 3.

Golden Jubilee
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Post Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:48 am

Re: Hood hinge bolts

Maybe just make some, with a small thin plate/sheets of brass from a hobby store and just cut some out with metal shears. Where they usually keep brass and aluminum tubing.

Yard Art
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Post Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:09 am

Re: Hood hinge bolts

Good idea. Thanks!

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Post Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:58 pm

Re: Hood hinge bolts

The plastic lids for yogurt containers can be easily punched to make a very slippery spacer. My wife buys very thin cutting board sets that are a very slippery plastic. I have used this material to make the reduced friction spacers.
The reproduction washers for my Old Ford are spring wave washers.
https://www.bobdrake.com/FordItem.aspx? ... d6368e42cf
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Yard Art
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Post Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:06 pm

Re: Hood hinge bolts

All good ideas. Thank you!

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