Hood Struts S90

Post by **VolvoMaven** » 17 Nov 2011, 12:56

This morning when I tried to open the hood it was very stiff. After trying several gentle up and down actions I was finally able to open the hood to normal position. I have heard of these failing to keep hood in open position, but being very difficult to open is a new one on me. Anyway haved ordered new struts to see if that remedies the problem. Hood is not binding on the wipers or anywhere else that I can determine. Anyone else have had this issue?

Post by **Choguy03** » 17 Nov 2011, 13:43

Well, if there is a leak, then there would be a build up of moisture and rust. Just a worn out strut. Putting some lube on the chrome part should help prevent it from rusting in the future.

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Post by **rspi** » 20 Nov 2011, 20:11

You may also want to lube your hinges. The crome part of the struts can be wiped with a rag with WD-40 on it.