The hood on my Blazer is bowed in the middle, is there a way to make it un-bendable or do I need to replace it?
2007-03-09 04:35:29 · 4 answers · asked by john r 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
Your hood probably bent because the hinges needed oil. It is now weak in that spot and will need to be replaced to make it right.
2007-03-09 04:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the hoods on that model used from73-80 bend in the middle they were made to in case of an accident so the passengers wouldn't be decapitated by the hood during a front end collision. If the hinges were lubed at interval the bending wouldn't happen but I don't know many who did that. I wasn't very good about it myself. J.C Whitney used to sell a hood stiffener for that model. A couple chunks of 1" angle would work. But I thinks its illegal to use them because of the decapitation thing. I would get a new hood and lube the hinges.
2007-03-09 04:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by spudfarmer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hinges got reeal stiff on my '75 chev. I found that wd-40 with the straw installed worked best. I'd lube everytime i raised the hood and after 5-6 times the hinges began working like new. Keep lubing those hinges everytime you raise the hood to keep them working great.
2007-03-10 03:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it particularly is an automated, then you're finding at a FLEX plate. If it particularly is a stick, then you're finding at a Flywheel. So, i pass to think of that it particularly is a automated because of the fact they could have dealt with the flywheel whilst that they had the motor out. the two way, you're finding at particularly some artwork in case you have never achieved it till now. So by skill of the time you get each little thing you're able to do the interest, you need to pay somebody who has each and all the the main suitable option kit to do it for you.
2016-11-23 17:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋