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Forward Tilt Hood

When it comes to mounting the hood to the hinge assembly, the hood mounts to these rod ends with spherical bearings. Marcel began by screwing the rod ends into the hinge bar, leaving roughly 1/2-inch of thread exposed. As for the 1/2-inch bolts that mount the hood to the rod ends, he used three washers on each side of the rod end.
Installing A Forward Tilt Hood - Full Tilt

 When it comes to mounting the hood to the hinge assembly, the hood mounts to these rod ends with spherical bearings. Marcel began by screwing the rod ends into the hinge bar, leaving roughly 1/2-inch of thread exposed. As for the 1/2-inch bolts that mount the hood to the rod ends, he used three washers on each side of the rod end.  View Related Article

 

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