Hood support cylinder

[aldive]

My hood is having a hard time staying up lately. I know that I need to replace the hood support cylinders.

I ordered both of them from Torrie ( http://www.fordpartsnetwork.com/ ).
Part numbers F67Z 16C826-AB and F67Z 16C826-AA - $21.00 each.

I havn't looked at whats involved in replacing them. Anyone who has done it or knows how please enlighten me.

Thanks ....

 

[Ranger Al]

I've replaced my bed cover struts and it is pretty simple. You'll need to get a stick to hold up the hood. You need a small flat head screw driver to pry off the lock clips at each pivot point and you just pull it off the pivot. Installation is just the reverse order.

 

[RickOTR]

The hood is childsplay to fix. Just release the metal clips with a screwdriver and pull them off. I used a set of needlenosed channel locks on the top of the bad strut to keep the hood from fall down on me. You may need to adjust the struts though.