Fitting hood sticks...

[Nick Bassett]

.... this might be a really stupid question, but refitting my hoodsticks last night for the first time and I cannot work out how to fit the small bolt/screw that goes through the attachment on the body and then into the hood stick tube. It is retained by a small nylock nut, but from what I can see, this nut goes into the hoodstick tube and attaches to the bolt/screw, however I cannot work out how to hold this nut whilst screwing the bolt in & tightening due to the narrowness of the hoodstick!

There is probably something really obvious that I'm not doing - can anyone suggest what it is please?!!

Many thanks

Nick

[Jim 123]

Nick I on mine the nut is welded to the hood stick inner tube to hold it in position.  If your's is not maybe a pair of long nosed pliers will get the thread started?

[Nick Bassett]

Hi Jim - thanks - yes I have tried that and with my trusty thin nosed Gerber, but even that is slightly too big!

Might have to resort to a pair of tweezers, as everything else I have is too big.

[elie boone]

With masking tape you can make a double side tape, put this on a flat piece of material and put the nut on the double sided tape and insert in the hood stick tube.

 

[Nick Bassett]

Like that idea Elie - will give it a go - thanks 

[Nick Bassett]

Thanks Elie - it worked a treat! 

Cheers

Nick

[Wrightpayne]

I have long artery forceps for fiddly stuff in the garage - usually used for retrieving non magnetic stuff I've dropped into inaccessible places!

Ian