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Re: [Spridgets] Secret to removing bonnet lock / hood latch

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Secret to removing bonnet lock / hood latch
From: Rick Bastedo <rbastedo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:50:02 -0700
Thanks Frank, I'll try one of my other hoods - the captive nut will
hopefully hold still on one of them.
This is why having several of everything you might possibly need in the
future is a good thing...
Now if I could only convince SWMBO of the fact.

Rick Bastedo

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>wrote:

> On 8/16/2010 1:43 PM, Rick Bastedo wrote:
>
>> I'm having a difficult time removing the lock pin hood catch assembly from
>> the front of the old hood.
>>
>
> there is (or should be) a captive nut in the hood.
> Loosen the lock nut under the spring and use a screwdriver in the slot of
> the peg to remove it.
> But if the captive nut broke loose, find a contortionist to sneak their
> hand up in there to hold the nut.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
>
> You restored it better than new
> So why don't you drive it?
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