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12-8
ADJUSTMENT
CHASSIS SHEET METAL
(442)
11.
To a
dj ust
a hinge
in
ward t
oward center-
lin e
of ca r ,
insert a flat
bar
bet ween
f
ender
rail and hinge
plate
and
bend hinge slightly
inward as shown in figur
e 12-8. To
adjust a
hinge
outward
from center line of car, insert
a bar through
opening
in
hinge
under
the plate
and
bend
hinge
slightly
outward
as shown in
figure
12-9.
When
bending hinge
outward r
e-
figu
r e
12-7. The
fasten er plate
must
be shifted
forward
slightl
y if fasten er locks properly
but
the handle does not lock sec
urely (p
ast center)
ca
us ing handl
e
t
o
sna p out
of
r
ecess
and
unlock
hood. Tighten plate
attachi ng
bolts sec
u re ly.
This latter adjustment is ge
ne rally
the neces-
sa r y correction
if
hood
come s
unlatch ed
wh
en
dri
vin g
ca r on r
ough
r
oads.
9.
If
the guide
pin on an
y hinge is
n
ot
aligned
with hol
e
in pil
ot
plate, or
t
he re is
un
equal
spacing
between hood
and f
enders
along
the
sides,
the hinge
mu
st be
shifted in
r
equir ed direction
t
o secu r e alignment
and
pr oper spacing. Before shifting hing es, how-
eve r, consider at ion should
be
g
iven
t
o the
effect
upon
spacing
at cowl
a
nd
doors so
that
the
hood
will
be
m
oved
in
pr oper dir ection
t
o
equa l-
ize
the spacing at
these locati ons.
It
is also
ad
visa ble
t
o
chec k sp
acing be
tween
fe
nders
a
nd
fe
nder
ex
te ns ions and
a
dj us t
t
his spacing.
if
necessary, as later described
in
paragra ph 12-9.
10. Bolt
hol
es
in
hinges are
slotted t
o permit
"
fo re
a
nd
a
ft"
adjustmen t . To shift a hinge,
loosen
attachi ng
bolts
which extend
t
h ro ugh
f
en der
r
ail ,
m
ove hinge as
r
equ ired, then re-
tighten bolts
t
o
t
orqu e
spec ified in para-
g
r ap h
12-1.
Figure 12-9
Bend
ing
Hinge Outward
Figure
1
2- 8
Bend
ing
Hinge Inward
Figure 12-7 -Hood Fastener Plate
8.
If
hood
fasten
er handle
has good
clear-
a
nce but does not
seat
in handl
e
body as speci-
fied
above,
loosen
the
three bolts attaching the
fasten er
plate to hood which will permit the
plate
to
be
shifted forward or
rearward.
See
6. The hood fastener handle,
whe n hood is
dow
n
a
nd
locked,
mu
st
seat
fir
mly and full
y
in
t
he r
ecess
in
the
fastene r
handle
body on
hood. Th
e proper
a
djustment is
that
position of
fastener
plate
which
pe
r mit s
the
fa
sten er
arm
t
o
snap past center agai nst
the
stop lu
g
on
fastene
r
plate
in
locked position , w
it h
the
maxi-
mum
free tra vel
availa ble f
or initial
release of
th
e handle as
provide d f
or by the
oper at ing
r
od
slot in
hood fasten er handl e.
In initial r
e-
lease position the
handl
e
mu
st
extend out far
enoug h t
o pe
r mit
grasp ing same
firmly for un-
lock ing t
he ho
od.
7.
Cases may
be
f
ound
whe re
the
hood
fast-
ener
handle does not seat f
ully in
the r
eces s in
faste ne r bod
y becau se
of
interf eren ce
existing
between the
sides
of handle
and
body. This
in-
terference
ma y be
due
to bu
rrs on
si
des of
han dle,
or
distortion
of
base
when assembled t
o
hood pan el.
Wit h
hood ope
n
and handl e
in
locked position,
chec k clearance between
both
sides
of
handle and bod
y
wi
th fee
ler
gauge
%2"
thick. If
clea r a nce is
less
th
a n
~~I /'
on eac h
side, adj
ust a
s
f
ollows :
(a
)
Loosen the two
center stud
nuts
which
sec
u re
handl e
bod
y
t
o hood
panel.
See
fig-
.
ur
e 12-7.
.
(b) P
lace
metal
shims
%/'
t
hick on eac h
side
of ha ndle a
t
center and
close
handle,
th
ereby fo
rc ing sid
es of handle
body outward.
(c)
Ti
ghten the
t
wo
cente r st ud
n
uts
se-
cure ly,
t
he n r
em ove met al
shi ms.
Recheck
to
see
th
at
suffi cient cleara nce
has been provided
on
each si
de of
handl
e for free
operat ion .
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