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hood shakes, vibrates on my 96 LS

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Old 03-17-09, 05:19 PM
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Default hood shakes, vibrates on my 96 LS

just as title states. i noticed it on the highway. at 55 or higher it shakes, vibrates, wobbles, watever you wanna call it. not so much, but if i hit a bump, i feel like the hood is going to fly open. kind of nervous about that. i did searches, cant seem to find a solution.....any help??
Old 03-17-09, 05:25 PM
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check the bolts on the hings and the latch in the front
Old 03-17-09, 08:41 PM
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There should be two threaded rubber bumpers (or what ever they're called), one on each corner of the hood (towards the front). It could be something as simple as adjusting them. If they're screwed in all the way, they're not coming in contact with the cross member allowing the hood to wobble. Turn them counter clockwise to the stick out more.

I hope it's that simple for you.
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Push down on the nose till it clicks...If you don't hear a click, the mechanism needs lubing. or something is loose.
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