hood latch
hood latch
My 92Q,owned for past 7yrs,has developed resistance to closing the hood.A crease has developed on one side just in front of the attachment of the hydralic strut.The crease virtualy flattens out when the hood is closed.Now its hard to get the latch to lock.Is this unusual?How to best fix? kevin
At this point you should probably replace the struts. Keep them clean and wipe them down periodically with silicone lube or similar. Be very carefull not to nick or scratch the chrome. Perhaps a body shop can bend the hood back for you just enough to allow it to latch right. Once creased like that, sheet metal can be bent back, but there will always be some kind of residual strain.
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It's amazing how many times this has been mentioned recently, but I never heard of it before that. I think the general consensus is that the problem is probably with the hinges, not the struts. I'd spray them down with a good rust breaker (like WD-40) and then lube them with something else a little stronger like white grease.
Heath
It's amazing how many times this has been mentioned recently, but I never heard of it before that. I think the general consensus is that the problem is probably with the hinges, not the struts. I'd spray them down with a good rust breaker (like WD-40) and then lube them with something else a little stronger like white grease.
Heath
Speaking of hood latches, last week when I was heading out of town, I stopped just before I hit the expressway to check to make sure I had replaced the oil cap after my DIY oil change. It was there (I'm so smart :rolleyes ) and as I'm closing the hood this guy in a newer Yukon pulls into the gas station with his hood flipped back flat against his windshield!
I go over to him and say holy crap! The hood is stuck fast and instead of trying to see how he could lower it back down he jumps up on the SUV and bends and kicks the thing down. Plastic is flying everywhere and the lower quater of the windshield cracks and shatters! The whole plastic trim piece below the window is cracked and falling apart and the hood looks like an elephant sat on it. The good news was that the hood fell smack dab back into the latch and was stuck fast. I hand him assorted pieces of plastic, wish him well get back in the J30t and head out to pass semis and slow pokes on the twisty 2 lane run to Dubuque.
I go over to him and say holy crap! The hood is stuck fast and instead of trying to see how he could lower it back down he jumps up on the SUV and bends and kicks the thing down. Plastic is flying everywhere and the lower quater of the windshield cracks and shatters! The whole plastic trim piece below the window is cracked and falling apart and the hood looks like an elephant sat on it. The good news was that the hood fell smack dab back into the latch and was stuck fast. I hand him assorted pieces of plastic, wish him well get back in the J30t and head out to pass semis and slow pokes on the twisty 2 lane run to Dubuque.
Get it fixed asap!
Worst case senario happened to me a few months ago.This is what happens if you don't get you problem fixed.I had a bad strut, it bent my hood enough that air was going under my hood, doing 80mph my lach popped from the air pressure and ripped my hood off!Replace the struts, hinges, and hood lach!Don't let this happen to you or anyone elseLucky I'm alive and nobody else was hurt
*refer to my origional post to see the horrible pics*
search thread ---" air shocks for hood "
*refer to my origional post to see the horrible pics*
search thread ---" air shocks for hood "
Hood latch
Thanks for the quick helpful replys.I had tried replacing a strut with no improvement(200.oo at dealer per strut).In agreement with Heath I applied copious amounts of silicon spray-Whala, it did the trick!The hinges looked o.k.but obviously needed lubrication.Thanks again kevin