Hood latch thread

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Hood latch thread
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael grady on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:10 am:

There was a thread a couple weeks ago about hood latches and the springs that hold them in. I've done a search, but can't put my fingers on it. Do you guys remember the link?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Dufault on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:44 am:

Michael,

Not sure which one you are referencing.

Put this (without quotes) in your Google window, click on the search button, and from the results, pick the one you want:

"Hood Latch assembly MTFCA"


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:49 am:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/354024.html?1365518965

If you do a Google search of the mtfca messages for hood latches and springs it is the first thing that comes up. Like:

"hood latches and springs site:http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/" (Without the quotes)

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:50 am:

Here's a recent thread on Steve Jelf's problems mounting the springs: http://www.mtfca.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=331880&post=555237


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John F. Regan on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 11:33 am:

I make the springs to Ford drawings except I made them out of stainless spring steel rather than ordinary spring steel. They don't need painting and won't rust since you can't keep paint on them anyway with all the rubbing. Typical repro hood clip springs have too many coils and will "stack" when you pull up thus not allowing you to easily get the hood "unhooked" from the latch. As others have pointed out you need to have the correct spring with the correct latch. I install mine with a tool that I made from a piece of brass tubing as was suggested by someone else in one of the threads. The only thing I will add is that if you have a lathe then put a counterbore into the top end of the tube that will fit the OD of the washer and drop the washer into that counterbore. Adjust the length of the tube to fit snugly inside the frame with compressed spring on top and you will need 2 of them of different length to make the job easier since the frame height is different between front and back. I loaned out my pair of those tubes I made and I don't know who has them so I can't take a picture of them for you but a slot in the counterbored end is all that you then need. You compress and align the spring under the frame hole and then drop in the latch and put the cotterpin in place. Then pull up on the latch to release the tube tool.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael grady on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:46 pm:

Thanks All...

John..How do I go about getting these springs from you? And, could the person who borrowed that tool, please return it so we can get a photo!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John F. Regan on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:37 pm:

Michael:

They are up on Fun Projects web site

www.funprojects.com

There are early and late versions both made to Ford drawings on file here.


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