Hood Adjustment
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Are you referring to the two bump stops on either front corner? Not hard to adjust up or down to make the hood easier to close.
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Nope, I am trying to get the hood to latch. The FSM just tells you that there are 4 bolts and to adjust them. I am trying to figure out why it will not latch. Hard to see the hood close but I can see it go almost to the bottom of the latch before I can not see any more and I have the latch up as high as I can get it.
Howdy! Have you done anything lately that caused this to start happening, or did it just start getting worse and worse? Like GeoRoss said, lube up the latch hook mechanism, and maybe the cable to make sure it is going forward enough to engage the loop that is on the hood. Or. like Ebag suggested, try adjusting the two stops in the corners. Just loosen the jamb nut with a 10mm? and thrn them both clockwise about one full turn. If it helps, then lock down the jambs. Only other thing that might make a difference is if you replaced the hood shocks with cheapies that don't fit right. John
I am in a similar boat. My hood latches but when I drive down the freeway the hood lifts up do to the air flow. Any ideas on how to make the latch tighter?
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Sorry... I removed the top core support cross member to route a harness under there for my ARB compressor. My apology, it did not just start having problems. I had removed this before and apparently lucky putting it back on. I have dicked with it until I am blue in the face. I have never touched the rubber stops on the front corners until now as a last ditch desperation to get it close so I could drive my wife to the airport this afternoon.
I should have mentioned that first, my bad.
I have been told it is SWAG (you know who you are!!) but that does not help me. There should be a process involved with adjustment but the FSM is less than helpful.
I should have mentioned that first, my bad.
I have been told it is SWAG (you know who you are!!) but that does not help me. There should be a process involved with adjustment but the FSM is less than helpful.
Adjust the stops up.
IIRC, the holes for the latch are slotted, so it can be moved up or down.
If it doesn't close right after messing with the latch, just adjust the stops. Unless the latch is way off and the hood is uneven with the fenders, I wouldn't worry about it.
Mine has been hard to latch as well ever since I installed my SLEE light harness. I thought everything went back together easily but sometimes it takes 3 or 4 good slams for the hood to stay shut.
Adjust the latch then. If you can't adjust the latch any further, adjust the stops down.
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My hood has a similar problem. The driver side is about 1/4 above the fender when driving down the freeway. Haven't been able to get it adjusted correctly. Seems like it should be pulled down tighter. Loosening the stops doesn't help as the hood is loose enough that it picks up slightly at highway speeds. raising the stops - only keeps the hood at a 1/4 inch above the fender.
My hood has a similar problem. The driver side is about 1/4 above the fender when driving down the freeway. Haven't been able to get it adjusted correctly. Seems like it should be pulled down tighter. Loosening the stops doesn't help as the hood is loose enough that it picks up slightly at highway speeds. raising the stops - only keeps the hood at a 1/4 inch above the fender.
I would think that you could lower the DS bumper, and then raise the PS side as far as needed to force the DS down to where you want it. If the hood is pretty badly sprung, you may have to do it in steps. You may have to balance it out by adjusting the latch mechanism height. John
x2 on the lube. A little dab'l do you. I had the same symptoms. Both Cruisers were darn near impossible to reliably latch despite repeated attempts at bump stop adjustments up and down. I lubed them up and the problem was solved.
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Well I went out and attempted to figure out my problem but I could not see under the hood when I was closing it so I took the grill off.
Now that I could see I closed the hood slow and it was perfectly aligned
I took the 3 screws out and turned it over to see what was happening. I took a screw driver and simulated the latching and there was nothing to latch to. Once I realized what I was looking at. In the picture the 2 circled areas are supposed to latch together (arrow showing travel) but the end that the arrow head is on was stuck and the spring was not pulling it back so it did not latch.
Like everyone said, I sprayed it with degreaser and lubed it up, worked the latch by hand and it closes like brand new.
Now that I could see I closed the hood slow and it was perfectly aligned
I took the 3 screws out and turned it over to see what was happening. I took a screw driver and simulated the latching and there was nothing to latch to. Once I realized what I was looking at. In the picture the 2 circled areas are supposed to latch together (arrow showing travel) but the end that the arrow head is on was stuck and the spring was not pulling it back so it did not latch.
Like everyone said, I sprayed it with degreaser and lubed it up, worked the latch by hand and it closes like brand new.
