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While it's not a major issue, not having the cover on the hydraulic controls was bugging me. I didn't think I'd be able to find the correct hinge and had been looking around for something that would work but wasn't original when, BOOM, I luck into an OE hinge.
The new one came with no holes drilled and about 2" too long so had to do some work to it but finding an oddball aluminum hinge just the right size was not going to happen so I'm happy with what I got. It was a bit of trial and error getting it on. I put the hinge on the cover the first time and then couldn't get the very small bolts started on the bottom of the controls so pulled the hinge back off and mounted it to the controls first then spent some time getting everything in position before tightening it all up. Now things are back the way they're supposed to be.
While it's not a major issue, not having the cover on the hydraulic controls was bugging me. I didn't think I'd be able to find the correct hinge and had been looking around for something that would work but wasn't original when, BOOM, I luck into an OE hinge.
The new one came with no holes drilled and about 2" too long so had to do some work to it but finding an oddball aluminum hinge just the right size was not going to happen so I'm happy with what I got. It was a bit of trial and error getting it on. I put the hinge on the cover the first time and then couldn't get the very small bolts started on the bottom of the controls so pulled the hinge back off and mounted it to the controls first then spent some time getting everything in position before tightening it all up. Now things are back the way they're supposed to be.
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