Originally Posted by JohnnyO

First time post. Please relocate if appropriate. My 2005 has 147K on it and is showing wear. The upper mounting bolt for the hood lift assist cylinder (proper name?) rusted away to where the spring clip just fell off. Before I get inventive on a fix I would ask if anyone has run into this and has a good fix or parts source for the bolt. I spent a long time online searching to no avail. Just too specialized I guess. The support cylinder is fine, so is the lower mount.
Thanks in advance

FYI fixed:
sticky key
RCM
alarm module
TPS wire disconnect