Peterbilt 579 Hood Repair Kit for Strut Mounts

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$729.95

Part No.:PB579ST

Weight: 8.70 LB

Length: 17.00 IN

Height: 11.00 IN

Width: 6.00 IN

UPC: 694687007072

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Peterbilt 579 Hood Repair Kit for Strut Mounts

Before and After Polyvance's Peterbilt 579 hood repair kit allows the user to repair the broken hood strut mounts on Peterbilt 579 hoods. These hood Strut Mounts seem to break easily. Rather than spending thousands on a new hood, Polyvance created the Peterbilt 579 Hood Repair Kit which repairs and reinforces the broken hood strut mounts. The cast aluminum strut mounts are screwed and bonded into place with the included PlastiFix high-performance methacrylate adhesive. Repairs passenger and driver side with one kit.

Benefits

Save thousands over the cost of a new hood.
Repairing the hood is faster than replacing the hood.
With the Peterbilt hood repair kit, there is no need to paint the hood. Replacing the hood requires you to paint the hood to match.
Stronger than the original hood strut mounts. Load is spread out over a much larger area.
Usually faster delivery times. Definitely cheaper shipping cost.
Better design. If you replace the hood, you are putting on a new hood with the same poorly-designed strut mounts that will probably break again. The Peterbilt hood repair kit is a better design as it converts the point load to a large-area load.
This kit will get your truck back on the road quickly so you can continue making money. Every day that your truck is not on the road, you are losing money. Stop losing money. Repair your hood this today and continue making money tomorrow.

Included Contents (Click or tap to expand)

(2) Aluminum castings ((1) Driver side AND (1) passenger side)
(2) Cartridge kits of PlastiFix High-Performance Adhesive
(2) Mixing Tips
(8) Screws
(2) Stainless steel elevator bolts with stainless steel nuts

Required Tools and Supplies (not included with kit) (Click or tap to expand)

Applicator Gun
1001-4 EcoPrep Cleaner
24 to 50 grit Roloc® discs
90 degree air grinder for Roloc® discs
#2 Phillips head screwdriver
Drill and 5/32", 1/4", 3/8" drill bits
60 grit or coarser sandpaper
Medium strength (blue) thread locker
Permanent marker
Respirator and nitrile gloves

Instructions (Click or tap to expand)

Step 1

Clean the aluminum casting to remove any production oil residue using 1001-4 EcoPrep plastic cleaner.

Step 2

Clean the damaged area of the hood with 1001-4 EcoPrep plastic cleaner. Dry completely.

Step 3

Test fit the casting. Grind or sand the interference areas of the hood or casting with a Roloc™ disc or a die grinder. Trace the outline of the casting onto the hood.

Step 4

Sand away all paint and oxidized plastic within the traced area. Hand sand any areas not reached with the Roloc disc. Its very important to expose fresh, clean plastic.

Step 5

Grind the mating surface of the casting with a coarse Roloc™ disc.

Step 6

Hand sand the mating surface of casting missed by the Roloc™ disc, using 60 grit or coarser sandpaper.

Step 7

Blow dust off the sanded hood and casting. Do not re-clean with 1001-4 EcoPrep as moisture may become trapped in the sanding grooves and interfere with the bond.

Step 8

Place casting in place and mark the hole locations.

Step 9

Drill the marked holes with a 5/32” drill bit. Drill through to the outside of the hood only in the location shown above.

Step 10

Apply blue thread locker to the bolts and fasten the forked bracket to the casting.

Step 11

Loosely screw the casting to the hood. Using gentle pressure and high speed to reduce tear-out, drill a 1/4” hole through the hood at the location shown.