Re: 55PackardGuy's '54 Clipper Deluxe

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2014/8/24 12:35:37

Well, I looked up the hood latch assembly in the '55-'56 Shop Manual (NICE digital reproduction, BTW) but it's completely different from the '54, so not much help on adjusting the latch.

Maybe someone can give me a quick explanation of at least one adjustment:

--I want the hood to latch tighter. Right now, it seems the spring is barely compressed, if at all, when the latch catches the plunger, and the hood rattles.

--Which direction do I turn the threaded plunger to get the hood to latch tighter (lower). Righty-tighty? This info could save me a lot of trial and error.

--Also, I think I will have to get at the locking nut on the plunger, which is conveniently located inside the spring! Is this just a jam-in-an-open-end-wrench-and-hope kind of thing?