Hood: Service and Repair

HOOD

REMOVAL

1. Raise hood to full up position.
2. Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations with a grease pencil or other suitable device to provide reference marks for installation.

Fig. 2:

3. Remove the top bolts attaching hood to hinge and loosen the bottom bolts until they can be removed by hand (Fig. 2).
4. With assistance from a helper at the opposite side of the vehicle to support the hood, remove bottom bolts attaching hood to hinge.
5. Remove the hood from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION

1. Place hood in position on vehicle. With assistance from a helper at the opposite side of the vehicle to support the hood, install bottom bolts attaching hood to hinge finger tight.
2. Install top bolts attaching hood to hinge finger tight.
3. Position bolts at marks and tighten. Tighten bolts to 13.5 N.m (120 in.lbs.) torque. The hood should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) gap to the front fenders and flush across the top surfaces along fenders.
4. Verify hood operation and alignment.