Contents: Removal and installation ↓ Adjustment ↓
Removal and installation
Note: The hood panel is quite heavy, so you may want to have an assistant help you.
1. Open the hood, then cover the fenders with special pads or just old blankets to protect them from damage during the process of dismantling the panel.
2. Disconnect all cables and wires that interfere with removing the hood. Also disconnect the windshield washer fluid supply pipes connected to the nozzles secured in the hood.
3. Use a marker or scriber to trace around the hinge strips to ensure that the hood is properly secured during assembly.
4. Ask an assistant to hold the hood and remove the hinge strip mounting bolts.
5. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing the old hood in place, make sure that the hinge strips are installed taking into account the marks made during dismantling (see paragraph 3). If the hood has been replaced, it is necessary to adjust its position (see below).
Adjustment
Note: After adjusting the hood, its loose cone bolts must be replaced with new ones.
1. Adjustment of the position of the hood in the engine compartment opening is carried out by moving the hinge strips in the appropriate direction after loosening their fasteners (refer to the accompanying illustration).
Note: If the manufacturer used self-centering bolts to secure the strips, which do not allow for this type of adjustment, such fasteners should be replaced with standard type bolts, remembering to equip them with flat and lock washers.
2. Adjustment of the height of the front edge of the hood is made by turning or screwing the rubber supports so that the edge of the hood is at the same level with the fenders (refer to the accompanying illustration).
3. The height of the rear edge of the hood can be adjusted by loosening the four screws securing the hinges to the engine compartment bulkhead.
4. If necessary, the position of the hood latch assembly on the radiator support plate can be adjusted (in vertical and horizontal planes), the hood should close tightly and drop flush with the fender surfaces (refer to the accompanying illustration). To adjust the lock, trace the heads of the latch assembly mounting bolts with a marker or scriber, then loosen the bolts and move the latch in the desired direction. When adjustment is complete, tighten the mounting bolts securely.
5. The assembly of the hood lock latch should be periodically (simultaneously with the hinges, see Section Maintenance of car hinges and locks) be treated with lithium-based grease to prevent jamming and premature wear of components.