1952-59 Ford 1954 Hood hinge bolt question

hi
the bolts that hold the arms of the hood hinges dont seem to be the right ones as they are much smaller dia than the holes on the arms and they only work if loose which allows the hood to move about a lot when open and im looking on the internet and the bolts i can find listed only go up to 53 so did they change something and can anybody tell me how the hinge arms bolts work ( shims spacers ) ???

 

Are you talking about the bolts that hold the hinges to the hood or the bolts that hold the hinges to the cowl?

Here are the bolts that hold the hood to the hinges;

Hood Hinge Bolt - 5/16-24 X 9/16 - Ford Part # 49-12855-4

 

The 4 bolts that hold the hinge arms to the hood

 

Mac's Antique Auto Parts carries them.

http://www.macsautoparts.com/

 

the link doesnt work but they do look like the bolts that i have . so when i open the hood and then tighten them bolts it locks the hood in that position ist there a shim or bush between those bolts and the arms of the hinge and the hood ?

 

hmm the ones showing at macs are shoulder bolts with lockwire holes and not the ones in your picture but the shoulder ones make sense so must use shims

 

You need the special shoulder bolts.

 

I think the nut inside the hood looks like this, are yours okay? are they getting tight?

 

The bolts that I took out of my '55 hood look just like the ones that I posted.

 

do i have to then shim it to hold the hinge arms snug side to side but allow rotational movement ?

 

55 is a totally diferent hinge

 

I think you are incorrect, the '55 ford uses the bolts that I posted above.

 

if you look at the post it says my car is a 54 which has a different hinge altogether

 

My apology, I looked at your avatar and thought you were working on the '55

 

cool ..haha i never thought of that maybee i need a new avatar

 

done

 

These are correct for 1952-54 car & F-100: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-1954-1...ash=item2350dcae05:g:xGoAAOSwDN1UTFC~&vxp=mtr

 

cool so do i then shim it up ?

 

If you have the Ford Parts Manual CD-ROM that danman has hooked members up with there is a real good illustration how the bolts are installed,I can't scan it for you my new Operating System and printer /scanner are not playing nice with each other.

 

No shim they use spring washers that go over the shoulder for tension purposes. Hardware store should have them. Dennis Carpenter has the bolts and probably the spring washers. 54 is the same as 52/53.

 

they also call them wave washers.the proper bolts are drilled for a wire to keep them from loosening.when you tighten the proper bolts the shoulder will not allow over tightening

 

SHOULDER BOLTS ARE CORRECT