Question on a 147

[DieselDoctor]

Sorry for the simple question, but my 147 is my first early Cub. Could someone describe the hood hinge pin/bolt or what ever? My hood is all busted up on one side and on the other there is the remains of a weld-nut on the inside of the hood and it no longer has any threads. I've looked in the exploded views of the parts breakdown for the grill and the hood and there are no clear pictures of the components for the hinge joint. I have welded in all new metal on the bad side and drilled the hole. The next step will be to weld the proper nut on the inside of the hood. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[J-Mech]

There is no nut welded on the hood. It's bolted and uses a nut inside the grille housing.

[Cub Cadet 123]

The hood holes are a place of great wear and breakdown, as your hood is testimonial to. One nice mod that I have seen on hoods is a larger disk, like a washer, welded to inside part of the hole. It is slim enough to fit in the space between the hood and grille housing and durable enough to withstand the repeated opening and closing of the hood. The 147 series hoods are hard to come by in my area.

Cub Cadet 123

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by Cub Cadet 123

The hood holes are a place of great wear and breakdown, as your hood is testimonial to. One nice mod that I have seen on hoods is a larger disk, like a washer, welded to inside part of the hole. It is slim enough to fit in the space between the hood and grille housing and durable enough to withstand the repeated opening and closing of the hood. The 147 series hoods are hard to come by in my area.

Cub Cadet 123

^^^^X-2

[DieselDoctor]

Thanks guys. I like to save sheet metal when I can, and now knowing the hood might be hard to find, I'm glad I did. I will try to post a picture of the hood tomorrow showing the nut on the inside of the hood. Must be a PO modification. I like the idea of a washer to reinforce the hole. Is there supposed to be any fiber washer or similar between the hood and the grill to prevent rattling/wear? The two parts views only show the hood or the grill, but not the bolts and a washer if needed.

[J-Mech]

All the part info is in the description. Look below the pic in the part book and read. It tells what hardware is used to attach it. No, it doesn't show the bolts in the pic, I concur.

[DieselDoctor]

Here are a couple of pics of the 147 hood pivot, showing what appears to be a weldnut on the inside of the hole. I know there is a lot of knowledge out there and I respect what I've been told but that sure looks factory to me. The other side showed the remains of the weld where the "nut" had broken off before I ground it smooth and repaired it. Any thoughts?

[sir_lancealot]

All my narrow frame tractors have the hex spacer on the hood hinge. They aren't nuts, per se, as there isn't supposed to be threads inside them. It's just a spacer that's welded to the hood. You might be able to find one of similar thickness, drill out the threads, and weld to the inside of the hood. Or make one that's round and replace the hex so they both match.

[DieselDoctor]

Thank you Lance! That makes sense now, factory must have used a weldnut and removed the threads making it a permanent spacer that would remain on the hood. Probably less fumbling for the workers on the assembly line. I though it had been stripped out from years of abuse.
I'm not one of the "every bolt and nut correct " crowd, but I would like to put this little guy back together so it looks good. Stan

[finsruskw]

Depending on model, there are also round ones as well.
I have seen both, round and hex.
I use a plastic washer under the head of the bolts holding the hood.
The kind you can find at a hardware store assortment.
On the 126 I just finished, they tend to hold the bolt tight to the hood so all the pivoting occurs in the grill frame and not in the hood or bushing.