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06 ram hood props #1759318 02/20/15 07:38 PM 02/20/15 07:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,621 md M mopars4ever OP I Live Here
mopars4ever OP I Live Here M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,621 md	My hood props worked fine until this arctic cold weather came though. Now the hood won`t stay up. Is it normal for cold weather to cause this or did they just go bad.

Re: 06 ram hood props [Re: mopars4ever] #1759319 02/21/15 01:11 AM 02/21/15 01:11 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,428 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN... N NITROUSN I Live Here
NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,428 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	Cold weather makes the gas lighter. You most likely only have one bad. Even on a good day the hood wont stay open with one bad one.

Re: 06 ram hood props [Re: NITROUSN] #1759320 02/21/15 01:37 AM 02/21/15 01:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,621 md M mopars4ever OP I Live Here
mopars4ever OP I Live Here M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,621 md	Do they just pop off or is their a retainer clip? I never had one off before.

Re: 06 ram hood props [Re: mopars4ever] #1759321 02/21/15 01:54 AM 02/21/15 01:54 AM
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Golden-Arm I Live Here Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,570 Sunny South Florida	clip on each end. get a board to hold the hood open high. pop the clips with a screwdriver. replace with new ones. should take longer to cut a board to fit the hood to hold it open, than it will to replace the lifts. "When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty"

Re: 06 ram hood props [Re: Golden-Arm] #1759322 02/21/15 02:20 PM 02/21/15 02:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,428 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN... N NITROUSN I Live Here
NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,428 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	Just get a second set of hands to hold the hood while you pop them off.

Re: 06 ram hood props [Re: NITROUSN] #1759323 02/21/15 03:05 PM 02/21/15 03:05 PM
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135sohc mopar 1 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 637 SoMd, USA	Pair of vise grips. Don't put off changing them. Cost me a radiator and a new a/c condenser fan assembly when the hood came crashing down and there was some stuff in the way.

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