Fw: [Syty] Hood latch

[Mel]

I agree with both recommendations, but there is also something else to 
check.  Does the front of the hood height match the fenders?  There are two 
plastic/rubber "jam" bolts on each side of the hood at the front that set 
the height of the hood.  It is easy for someone to mess around with these 
adjusters.  If the front of the hood is too high screw in the bold.  If you 
need a foto of what I am talking about, let me know.


Cruzin' Mel Man
Semper Fi

Keep your fork
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick In Central Texas" <tydriver at hotmail.com>
To: <leroy at sunflower.com>; <jabbatruck at gmail.com>
Cc: <syty at syty.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Syty] Hood latch


> I'll agree with Jim if the hood looks misaligned.  However, if hood 
> alignment looks OK, I would just lube the catch with some lithium grease, 
> and if it is still stiff, then mark the current alignment of the latch 
> assy to the hood, loosen the bolts that hold the latch to the hood, close 
> it only to the safety catch, then carefully open it and tighten the bolts 
> back without moving the latch.  See how much it moved.
>
> Also, the big spring doohicky on the hood side of the latch can be 
> adjusted to reduce the pressure on the latch.  There is a big jam nut that 
> must be loosened, then turn the screw in the center of the spring CCW to 
> reduce tension.  Play around with these settings until you are happy.  Be 
> careful closing the hood fully until you are reasonably certain the 
> settings are good at the safety catch.  Don't slam it or push hard to 
> close it.  If it doesn't close easily, it's not adjusted right yet.  If 
> you force it closed, you might not get it back open or your cable might 
> break.
>
> I went thru this when installing an aftermarket cowl hood.  Took a while 
> to get it adjusted.  HTH
>
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