Hood safety catch

Dirky · Post by **Dirky** » May 24, 2011, 6:52 pm

When you close the hood on your slick, do you have to push the safety catch back in order to clear the square opening that the catch goes into, or should the rounded corner on the catch slide over the edge and into the opening? All the adjustment is taken up from the catch, so I am not sure whats going on.

Thanks,

Derek.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » May 24, 2011, 7:02 pm

Derek. No. Adjust the catch and latch so that it engages when you close the hood.
U@ss

tomrooster · Post by **tomrooster** » May 24, 2011, 7:34 pm

I put a little screw in the front of mine so the safety latch is held back a little and goes into hole. Let me know if you want a picture. Tom

Dirky · Post by **Dirky** » May 24, 2011, 7:38 pm

It does engage, but won't clear the opening without me pushing it back. There is only one adjustment, and that is where the catch bolts onto the hood. The bolt holes are slotted.

Dirky · Post by **Dirky** » May 24, 2011, 7:41 pm

tomrooster wrote:I put a little screw in the front of mine so the safety latch is held back a little and goes into hole. Let me know if you want a picture. Tom

Thanks, I thought about putting a spot weld in that area to push the catch back further, but would like to figure out why this has started in the first place. Must have been this way for a while. The area where it hits has no paint and is dented.

My hood to cowl gap is normal and the hood is in alignment.

Dirky · Post by **Dirky** » May 24, 2011, 8:11 pm

The problem was the mount for the safety catch. It was bent.

Thanks for the help!

Kellxr7 · Post by **Kellxr7** » May 27, 2011, 9:27 pm

just wanted to add to this post, my hood seems to latch properly & everything, but I am wondering if anyone can verify that this safety catch is effective? I had a 68 cougar in the past & its hood went sky high on me years ago & I have been paranoid of hoods ever since. If I were to ever nail a pothole etc, and my hood latch somehow worked its way loose, would this safety catch hang on til I could pull over? or would it rip loose with the momentum? just curious.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » May 27, 2011, 9:53 pm

never had a problem, and i mostly drive on dirt or rough roads.

if it bothers you and you have to do something

http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=912

macgiobuin · Post by **macgiobuin** » May 30, 2011, 12:29 pm

My hood latch needs to be held back some due to alignment issues. For additional safety/security I installed one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cal-Cust ... 3a5a459ac7

Works like a charm.