Gentlemen,

One of the 4 "caged" hood nuts is striped out on my 77 F-100. Can these nuts simply be removed and replaced? If not, is it best to drill the hole to "clean it out" and then cut new threads with a tap? As another alternative, I have heard of a "riv-nut" approach that lets you anchor a new nut in place, but have never tried this.

Many thanks, great advice on all aspects of the restoration of this dentside!

 

Are you talking about the bolts that hold the hood to the hinges? If so they are a clip that slides in place, much like the clips that hold the fenders on, only bigger.

 

There are "caged" nuts on the fender side of the hinge. They are a pain to remove, but can be done. I just used a regular nut on the other side.

 

Thanks guys ! Yes the bolts holding the hinge to the hood. Once I got my overhead pulley and come-along in place (no more bugging the neighbors to hold the hood) and got the hood moved so I could see what was what, it was all very simple. What I feared would be "caged" nuts turned out to be what I would call "J" nuts which slip in and out easily. Every hardware store has these.