Hood: Adjustments

88-302 Adjustment Of Engine Hood

Special Tool:

NOTE: For slight adjustment in longitudinal direction or height loosen screws (14) on engine hood hinges and adjust engine hood.

If a larger adjustment path is required, adjust engine hood as described in "A", "B" and "C".







A. Adjustment in longitudinal direction
1 Remove inner fender in front fender (88-130).
2 Move engine hood to vertical position (90°) and unhook springs (arrow) on engine hood hinges.
3 Close engine hood.







4 Loosen nuts (13) on engine hood hinges.
Illustrated with front fender removed







5 Adjust engine hood so that front edge of front fender is flush with front edge of engine hood.
6 Tighten nuts on engine hood hinges.
7 Install inner fender in front fender (88-130).







B. Adjustment in lateral direction
1 Loosen screws on upper part of engine hood lock (19).







2 Adjust engine hood, gap: 5 mm.

NOTE: Use feeler gauge part no. 129 589 03 21 00.

3 Tighten screws on upper part of engine hood lock.







C. Height adjustment
1 Remove inner fender in front fender (88-130).
2 Loosen counter nut on stop buffer (arrow).







3 The stop buffers must be adjusted so that the bottom edge of the engine hood is flush with the upper edge of the recess for the turn signals.







4 Move engine hood to vertical position (90�) and unhook spring (arrow) on engine hood hinge.
5 Close engine hood.







6 Loosen both rear nuts (13) on engine hood hinge.

NOTE: Do not loosen front nuts; otherwise adjustment in longitudinal direction changes.







7 Adjust engine hood so that upper edge of engine hood at rear is flush with the upper edge of the front fender, then tighten nuts on engine hood hinge.
8 Move engine hood to vertical position (90°) and hook spring into engine hood hinge.
9 Close engine hood and check height.







10 Adjust engine hood locks by adjusting upper parts of engine hood lock (19) so that engine hood locks catch properly.

NOTE: Adjust upper part of engine hood locks only in longitudinal direction, otherwise the lateral adjustment of the engine hood changes.

11 Install inner fender in front fender (88-130).