Hood hinges??

I had mine off a month ago and I don't recall there being any spacer in back of the hinges. If you wrecked your push nuts as I did, you can use half inch axle push nuts by Hillman part number H#880524. I got them at Home Depot. They have a white plastic cover on them. I had to take one of the covers off and trim the nut smaller with a tin snips so it would fit. I pushed it on with a 9/16 socket on the end of an extention. There is a lot of back and forth play on the hinges. That's just the way they are.