05-22-2018, 12:02 AM | #1 |
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Hood springs
Hello again, Tired of hood on my 47 Merc dropping on my head . If anyone has tips on replacing springs I would appreciate hearing from you. Do I need to take off the hood?thanks in advance.
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05-22-2018, 04:54 AM | #2 |
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Re: Hood springs
In the sixties, Popular Mechanics showed a guy pre-stretching his springs with a spreader clamp, taping them, filling them with water and freezing them in an extended position. He was able to replace them on the car this way.
On my '41, I removed the hood and hinges. I clamped the hinges in a vise and stretched the springs in place using the long end of a drum brake spring tool. |
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05-22-2018, 05:34 AM | #3 |
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Re: Hood springs
on my 46 merc I had the same problem plus hood alignment was not good,i bought springs from macs and still had same problems, I wound up buying a kit from speedway that uses struts and eliminates springs ,my hood is now in good alignment and stays open, the kit is for a ford but will can be altered to work on a merc with 2 holes drilled in a different place as the merc hood is longer. just a suggestion
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05-22-2018, 08:30 AM | #4 |
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Re: Hood springs
The hood on my 48 Ford suffered the same problems as you are describing. I bought the new arms with springs attached from Drake, they install easily. The hood now stays up and sits down in the rear like it is supposed to.
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05-22-2018, 04:38 PM | #5 |
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Re: Hood springs
You can clamp the spring in your vise, bend it forward, and put in two washers, bend it back, install two more washers. Keep going till the spring is long enough to hook up then pull them out. You need a bunch of washers.
Bruce
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05-22-2018, 07:27 PM | #6 |
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05-22-2018, 09:39 PM | #7 |
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Re: Hood springs
Thanks a lot will try one of those options. have a great day. mll1446
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05-23-2018, 07:59 AM | #8 |
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Re: Hood springs
I used cotter pins between the coils when I put new springs on my '41 hood.
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05-23-2018, 09:27 AM | #9 |
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Re: Hood springs
Had the same problem with my '47. Bought new springs and hinges, but found just replacing the springs solved my problem. Replacing the springs was easy...hood propped up and did one side at a time....no need to remove hood. Those spring washer bolts are important. Be sure you use them or replace them if missing.
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