Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Stiff hood hinges

My hood almost stays up on it's own it's so stiff. The problem is, I can't even see the bolts that the hood hinges on in order to grease them up. Anybody have a way to get at the hinges? I fear that one day they will seize up and I could possibly bend the hood opening it.

When I was putting my hood on, it looks like you'd have to remove the wiper cowl to really get to the bolts. Do that, and you should be able to do what you need to do.

get a can of WD-40 with the little plastic tube that you put into the area that need some clenaing and then squirt it real good.. then start moving the hood a little at a time until it starts moving easily... once you get it to move with not problem then the problem of the old dirty grease on the hinges is solved.. you then put some new greas on it and move the hood up and down... and yes you will bend the hood if you let them rust up.. i had junker car in the back yard for about 5 yrs. without using it.. opened the hood and it snapped as the hinges were rust and frozen....

bullet try spaying the hinges with a can of fluid film,
it costs about 9 bucks here on the rock, this stuff works miracles........1 newf to another.

bullet try spraying the hinges with a can of fluid film,
it costs about 9 bucks here on the rock, this stuff works miracles........1 newf to another.