squeaky hood reprise

Actually, the hood squeek can be fixed via lubing the latch contact point. PM frdwrnch for the details, I saw him do this on a car about 3 years ago; about a 10 sec fix, squeek went right away.
 
Zack said:
Most of the squeak comes from the hinges closest to the windshield, and probably no one but me ever lubricates those :rolleyes:
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This one guy told me to lube them with white lithium grease, and I have been religously for 2 years.
 
steve fox said:
Gentlemen, The Ford part number for the rubber hood bumper that fits perfectly on the MM and CV of similar vintage is N807055S. It was found under the 96 Ranger parts listing. They are exactly what the hood needs. They fit into the slots on the fender and mate to the angled face of the inner hood panel positioned exactly on top of the slot. Steve
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Remember to adjust the hood latch mechanism down until the hood mates into the bumpers, properly adjust the front round screw type supports up until they contact, lube all contact points with sylglide or equivelant and the squeak should be dispelled.
 
steve fox said:
gentlemen, the ford part number for the rubber hood bumper that fits perfectly on the mm and cv of similar vintage is n807055s. It was found under the 96 ranger parts listing. They are exactly what the hood needs. They fit into the slots on the fender and mate to the angled face of the inner hood panel positioned exactly on top of the slot. Steve
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Thanks that damn noise drives me crazy dont even want to wash it because of it
 
One of the many reasons why the Marauder community is great!

I've never had the dreaded hood squeak, but after I got my Marauder back from the body shop I heard a squeaking noise while driving at slow speeds over small bumps.
I thought that it sounded like a rear control arm problem, but I remembered the threads about a squeaking problem..
I did a search for the threads, and read how many people mistook the hood squeak for something else.
Lubed the hood latch with spray lithium grease and also lubed the rear most hinges by the windsheild....VOILA!
No more "suspension squeak"!

I might buy a set of those small rubber bumpers as well...they look like cheap insurance.

Thanks!
 
Well after all these years Thor has acquired the dreaded hood squeak.:mad2: Will go Monday to Smith Ford and order up the bumpers Bluerauder recommends. Now I need to rummage around in the garage to see if I can find the old grease gun so as to lube up the latch.:beatnik:
 
Mr. Man said:
Well after all these years Thor has acquired the dreaded hood squeak.:mad2: Will go Monday to Smith Ford and order up the bumpers Bluerauder recommends. Now I need to rummage around in the garage to see if I can find the old grease gun so as to lube up the latch.:beatnik:
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Your better off using spray grease.
 
I just replaced my hood to get rid of the defective paint one and now I have the squeak. Thanks for the advice on eradication.

By the way, aircardcorp on ebay did a beautiful job of painting the hood. It matches great and is almost flawless. Cheap too!
 
justbob said:
I just recrank up the little adjusters time to time. The hood sits a wee bit high but is atleast quite! I'll have to look into these.
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offroadkarter said:
I just raised my bump stops abit, and it fixed the squeak problem right up....
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Glockafella said:
Mine went away by raising the hood bumpers and a little electrical tape on the latch
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Seriously, I am not trying to bump old threads because I think it's funny, but I have been searching for a solution here. I get the hood squeak and have been doing what justbob, offroadkarter and glockafella have been doing: just raising the hood bumpers. It fixes the squeak ... for a little while.

But I seem to be adjusting the hood bumpers every other week or sometimes every couple days. Is there something I can do to keep the bumpers going for awhile?
 
Mebot said:
Seriously, I am not trying to bump old threads because I think it's funny, but I have been searching for a solution here. I get the hood squeak and have been doing what justbob, offroadkarter and glockafella have been doing: just raising the hood bumpers. It fixes the squeak ... for a little while.

But I seem to be adjusting the hood bumpers every other week or sometimes every couple days. Is there something I can do to keep the bumpers going for awhile?
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Use either a jam nut or thread locker.
 
When we bought Mary's car from Sergnt Mac, I noticed about a year later that he had installed wing-nuts on the threaded part of the hood bumpers. Makes periodic adjustments a snap, although I've only had to do it once.
 
Mebot said:
Seriously, I am not trying to bump old threads because I think it's funny, but I have been searching for a solution here. I get the hood squeak and have been doing what justbob, offroadkarter and glockafella have been doing: just raising the hood bumpers. It fixes the squeak ... for a little while.

But I seem to be adjusting the hood bumpers every other week or sometimes every couple days. Is there something I can do to keep the bumpers going for awhile?
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Are you sure the hood striker isn't worn out?
 
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