- Location
- NJ, U.S.A.
XJ is temporarily back on daily driver duties while my normal commuter is down with a coolant leak.
Opened the hood last night to check the oil, and the driver's side hinge "popped" just as I started to lift it and release the secondary (safety) catch. After that it seemed OK.
It was then that I realized that while I've occasionally lubed the latches and related linkages for the hood release over the years, I've never given any thought to the hinges themselves until now.
I did try this morning to shoot some white lithium in past where the hinge arms come through the firewall (and sprayed the sides of the arms themselves, but I was pretty much firing blind. Is there a better way to get at the actual pivots so I can get some white lithium grease on them? After 32 years I'd have to think they'd appreciate some greasing...
Opened the hood last night to check the oil, and the driver's side hinge "popped" just as I started to lift it and release the secondary (safety) catch. After that it seemed OK.
It was then that I realized that while I've occasionally lubed the latches and related linkages for the hood release over the years, I've never given any thought to the hinges themselves until now.
I did try this morning to shoot some white lithium in past where the hinge arms come through the firewall (and sprayed the sides of the arms themselves, but I was pretty much firing blind. Is there a better way to get at the actual pivots so I can get some white lithium grease on them? After 32 years I'd have to think they'd appreciate some greasing...