Hood - Difficulty Reaching Secondary Latch

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Bulletin: 88-2-1

Date: Feb. '88

Ref. No.: 88-079-2

Corp. Ref. No.: 871504
SUBJECT: DIFFICULTY REACHING SECONDARY HOOD LATCH


MODELS AFFECTED: 1982-88 BUICK SKYHAWKS


Some customers may comment about a condition where the secondary hood latch is difficult to reach without manually lifting the hood. This condition can be corrected by installing a new spring, Part Number 22537852, and special washer, Part Number 22538559, to the hood catch assembly per the following procedure:

1. Remove the existing hood catch assembly from the hood reinforcement.

2. Remove the top retainer nut, using care to restrain the spring when the nut reaches the end of the threaded portion of the bolt.

3. Remove the existing spring and discard.



4. Place the new special washer onto the bolt, placing it directly over the existing cup-shaped retainer (see illustration).

5. Place the new spring onto the bolt as shown in the illustration.

6. Install the nut onto the bolt, and thread down until the distance from the top of the nut to the bottom of the cup-shaped retainer is 64 mm (see illustration).

7. Reinstall the hood catch assembly to the hood reinforcement, torquing to 18 N-m (13.3 ft.lbs.).

8. Test for proper operation
WARRANTY INFORMATION

Use applicable labor time operation.