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CHASSIS SHEET METAL
ADJUSTMENT
12-11
Figure 12
-16-Hood
Hinge Mounting-1949 Series 50-70
tween reinforcement and hinge pilot plate in-
dicates need for hood fastener adjustment
(subpar.
c).
b. Adjustment of Hood Hinges
The hood hinges
have,
slotted mounting holes
to permit vertical
adjustment.
These slotted
holes are oversize in width to permit a limited
amount of fore and aft
adjustment.
Movement
in required direction is obtained by loosening
the hinge mounting bolts.
When it is necessary to adjust a hood hinge
laterally to change hood-to-fender clearance this
may be done by cha ngi ng the thickness of
spacer washers located between the hinge and
the fender rail at the mounting bolts. See fig-
ure 12-16
.
These washers are furnished under
Group No
.
8.014 in thicknesses of
.030",
.060"
and .120" .
FENDER SKIRT
SPACER WASHERS AS REQUIRED
LOCK WASHER
BOLT
NUT-----_~0r:"'h
FLAT WASHER
---~=i:;E~~~
.
:
CLINCH N U T - - - - -
STOP BOLT------kf--..1
BUMPER-
~~ ~"\\
It is important that all hood hinges are
finally positioned so that the top surfaces of all
four hinge pilot plates are level with each other
and in a common plane. Use a straight edge to
check for level between front and rear hinge
pilot plates on each side and readjust hinges
as required to obtain full bearing of both plates
.against straight edge.
An adjustable stop screw is mounted on the
fender rail lower flange
under
each hood hinge.
It bears agains t a rubber bumper installed in
the
hinge.
See figure 12-16
.
These stop screws
must be adjusted to provide a slight upward
pressure on hood hinges after all hinge adjust-
ment have been completed. Adjust each stop
screw individually until, with hood down and
locked, all shake or looseness has been elimi-
nated at each hinge.
a. Preliminary Inspection
1. Check front
fenders
to make sure all fast-
enings
are tight (par. 12-4) and that fenders
are
in proper alignment with front doors (par.
12-9) .
2.
With hood closed and locked, check clear-
ance between fenders and sides of hood using
feeler gauge inserted to full depth. The clear-
ance should be approximately
%:/'
on each side
and fairly uniform from front to
rear.
Im
-
proper clearance may be corrected by lateral
adjustment of hinges
(subpar.
b)
.
3.
Check for alignment of hood and fender
contours. See
figure 12-13.
If
hood is too high
or too low correction may be made by vertical
adjustment of hood hinges (subpar.
b).
4. Che
ck
clearance between nose of hood and
radiator
grille.
Clearance should be approxi-
mately
%
;/ '
and fairly uniform from
side
to
side.
Improper clearance may be corrected as
described in paragraph 12-7.
5.
Check clearance between rear edge of hood
panel and shoulder on body cowl. Clearance
should be approximately
Va"
and fairly uni-
form from side to side. Adjustment of hood
may help improper spacing; however, uneven
spacing may require adjustment of radiator
mounting strap (par. 12-7).
6.
With opposite side locked, open and close
each side of hood t
o
check
alignment
of pilot
pin
s
with
holes
in
hinges.
Straighten pins if
lower ends are sprung out of line.
If
binding
exists when pins are fully entered in holes,
however,
hinge adjustment is
indicated.
7.
With opposite side of hood raised, check
each side to make sure that hood panel rein-
forcements are firmly drawn down against the
hinge pilot plates, front and
rear.
Any gap be-
12-6 ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD HINGES
AND FASTENERS-1949 SERIES
50-70
Proper fit of the hood at grille, fenders and
•
cowl
,
and
proper
operation of hood hinges when
opening and closing hood,
depends
upon correct
positioning of front fenders and upon correct
adj ust ment of the hinges in relation to the
f
enders
and each other.
Proper operation of hood fasteners depends
upon correct adjustment of fasteners on the
hinges,
correct adjustment of fastener releas-
ing rods for synchronization between front and
rear fasteners, and correct adjustment of re-
lease cables.
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