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Technical Hood latches maintenance 1932 Ford

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Ilari, Jan 24, 2021.

  1. Ilari
    Joined: Oct 30, 2009
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    Hi, I’m trying to take apart hood latch to change the spring. I got the top of, but don’t know what to do next. Does someone have a blow down diagram of a latch? IMG_5179.JPG IMG_5180.JPG


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  2. Ilari
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    I suppose I need to smooth down the mushroom that the rod will fall through the body of the latch. I hope I won’t ruin the latch. :)


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  3. Ilari
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  5. Do all 4 latches need to be repaired? HRP
     
  6. Ilari
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    Serviced and ready for the car. I welded a washer to the rod. Did not wan’t to make 100% restoration.
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  8. chevyfordman
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    I like that fix.
     
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  9. Kiwi 4d
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    On our original latches , spring was OK but the beak on the latch was plain worn out . Some careful tig welding and as good as it was in 32.
    Now if our spring fails we know how to fix it.
     
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    RAY MCKIBBEN

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    You can get them easily in SS from the JEEP crowd
     
  13. Corn Fed
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    The repros I have seen are not exact to original 32 Ford. So us anal 32 dudes like to rebuild the old stuff.
     
  14. If the spring(s) have lost a little length over the years or lost tension, you could maybe shorten the rod slightly to compensate......... unless they are stacking up all the way with no more gaps to compress. I'm not a metallurgist so I don't have a clue how to lengthen spring steel the proper way.
     
  15. deathrowdave
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    Heat the spring inside an oven stretch it and allow it to cool as good as Henry put in there
     

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