Rubber hood prop holder too loose

[greenbeam]

Hi all,
I have a repro rubber holder for the hood prop, but it is too loose to hold the hood prop. When I put the rubber into the slot in the bracket on the car body, the rubber sits open too far to grip the rod.

Question: should the metal bracket on the inner fender be flat (as mine is), or should it perhaps have a bend in it to close up the rubber? Or should there be some metal around the sides of the rubber to hold it closed.

Rick's parts are usually spot-on, so I suspect I'm missing something with why this isn't doing its job.
Cheers,
Paul.

 

[65sunbeam]

The bracket looks fine but the rubber part is not even close to what was original-that is the problem.

 

[ernestovumbles]

Here is a pic of what my well worn part looks like..

 

[hartmandm]

A rubber piece I think was from Rick in the 1980s. Looks fairly similar to greenbeam's, but holds the rod snugly.



Mike

 

[greenbeam]

Thanks all, so the bracket looks right, but the rubber sits open too wide. I'll contact Rick and see if this one is an anomaly.
Cheers,
Paul.

 

[tony perrett]

Slip a piece of plastic or rubber tubing on the strut to increase the diameter.