1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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HOOD
These hood rest brackets may be installed on
earlier cars, using the following parts:
Quan. Name Part No.
2 Brackets 1409783
2 Screws 134429
2 Nuts 120375
2 Lock Washers 120380
2 Plain Washers 120392
2 Plain Washers 52232
When raising the hood, particular care should
be taken not to mar the finish of the headlamps.
Because of their streamline design, these lamps
are somewhat longer than previous types, and
extend back to a point where they may be marred
by careless raising of the hood.
2. Removing Hood
The hood may be removed by removing the
two hood straps from the tie-rods; then removing
the two screws in the front hood bracket, lifting
the front end, and drawing the hood toward the
front of the car and over the radiator casing. It
is not necessary to remove the rear bracket.
Because of the size and weight of the hood and
the width of the car, this operation is a bit awkward.
A tool can be made up in any shop that
will assist considerably in lifting the hood off of
the car.
This tool consists of a single piece of board
about 2¾ in. x 2 in. approximately five or six
feet long, cut as shown in Fig. 2. The blocks
holding the hood side panels in position should be
cut inward, at an angle, and padded to prevent
any possibility of marring the finish.
To use the tool, it is simply necessary to raise
both panels of the hood, slide the tool between
the tie-rods and the hood hinge until the hinge
rests in the center slot as shown in Fig. 2.; then,
holding the front part of the hood side panel with
one hand, lift the hood over the front of the car.
3. Installing Hood Port Brace
The center moulding of the hood ports on later
Cadillac cars is further braced at the midpoint of
its length by an anchor block welded in the chrome
strip and bolted to a brace mounted crosswise on
the assembly as shown in Fig. 3. This construction
holds the moulding more rigid and prevents
any possibility of noise arising at this point.
In any case where a rattle on early cars at certain
speeds is traced to the hood port assembly,
Quan. Name Part No.
2 Center moulding with anchor block 1404056
2 Brace 1408321
2 Spacers 1408320
2 Screws 132760
4 Screws 131893
4 Lock washers 121841
4 Hex nuts 882095
2 Lock washers 116117
Fig. 2.
•23 3 /4"-
View showing tool for removing hood.
this brace may be installed. The parts required
for each car as just listed are furnished under
assembly No. 1098544.
This installation may be made without removing
the hood port assembly from the hood. The
original moulding may be removed from the hood
after removing the screw and the stud nut holding
the strip at the rear of the hood panel and the
screw at the front of the hood port assembly under
the medallion. The front screw may be reached
after removing the two stud nuts holding the medallion
and removing the medallion.
The new moulding may then be installed, attaching
with the original screws and nuts. The
brace should be attached in a vertical position by
means of the screw, Part No. 132760, with a
spacer, Part No. 1408321, between the anchor
block and the brace, and a lock washer, Part No.
121841, between the brace and the screw head.
Brace
Anchor Block
Spacer
Fig. 3. The hood port brace may be installed on later
Cadillac cars without removing the hood port assembly.