Hood latch pin

[msmith]

Being completely new to Classic Broncos, I have lots of questions, some kind of simple like this one.

I am making some hood adjustments and am replacing the adjustable stops and the hood latch pin. My question is... Should this nut on the pin be affixed to the hood? Do new pins come with a new nut? I have searched this site, the interwebs, and looked at the pins offered by several vendors and near as I can tell, the nut does not come with a new pin. This leads me to believe the it may stay with the hood?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[drherr1]

I just removed mine and yes, the nut stays with the hood.

 

[msmith]

Thank you.

The jam nut was tack welded to the hood. Now I know why. Looks like I need to drill a couple of holes, put the nut back in there and tack it in place for the new pin.

 

[jckkys]

My '77 hood pin looks like it's screwed into a spring cup with a threaded hole in the middle. I don't see a nut. The cup looks spot welded to the hood brace.

 

[msmith]

My '77 hood pin looks like it's screwed into a spring cup with a threaded hole in the middle. I don't see a nut. The cup looks spot welded to the hood brace.

Hmmm? I'm a little confused now. The hood brace was sandwiched between the square nut and six sided spring cup / jam nut. The jam nut was tacked to the hood but it certainly wasn't a factory job, or at least I don't think it was. Each side had a different length bead and one weld was barely stuck to the hood.

If no one else has any info, I think I'll trace the square nut to the hood brace with a sharpie then drill a couple of holes inside the lines, put the nut inside the brace and tack it in place. It's either that or lay a 13/16 open end wrench in the hood brace to make adjustments which may be the safe route.

Most of the new pins I'm seeing are stainless so tacking them to the hood is a no go.

 

[Slowleak]

Here a diagram from the ‘77 Ford manual. It does not appear to be correct. It’s odd that it shows a Bronco hood with Ford letters attached....

 

[msmith]

Here a diagram from the ‘77 Ford manual. It does not appear to be correct. It’s odd that it shows a Bronco hood with Ford letters attached....

Thank you. Looks like the nut for the hood pin is supposed to be tacked the same as the ones for the auxiliary catch.


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[EPB72]

Thank you. Looks like the nut for the hood pin is supposed to be tacked the same as the ones for the auxiliary catch.


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Yes you are correct the weld nut should be on back side of the hood brace ..

 

[jckkys]

I looked at my hood today with good light. Mine is rust and dirt free. Recent paint makes disassembly impossible without damage to the paint. From what I can see and feel, the inner channel is spot welded inside the hood brace, as are the square nuts. I think msmith needs to get a 2" long 3/4" wide and 1/2" thick piece of steel strap. Drill and thread it for the pin. Then I would drill 2 small holes and thread them for flat head screws that would be hidden by the spring cup, to secure the steel anchor, replacing the weld. This way the appearance would remain stock and the assembly would be serviceable. Of course the spring/pin assembly needs to be replaced. The old one is rusted to pieces. I think the spring cup also functions as a jamb nut.