Hood: Adjustments

Hood, Adjusting

• The vehicle must be standing on the ground when adjusting the hood.

• The left and right buffers - 2 - are not for adjusting. They stabilize the hood - 1 -.

• The hood is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed, it is not too far inward or outward and contours align.

• The hood must latch without much force into the hood lock.

• Do not remove the nuts, just loosen them.






- Remove the hood catch - 3 -. Refer to => [ Hood Striker Pin ] Service and Repair.

- Loosen the left and right nuts - 5 - on the hinge - 6 - and then align the hood between the fenders. Do not remove the nuts.

- Make sure that the gap dimensions are the same.

- Apply corrosion protectant to the hinge - 6 - and to the bolts - 5 - after adjusting.

- Turn the buffer - 2 - - arrow - to adjust.

- After adjusting the hood, install the hood catch - 3 - and adjust it. Refer to => [ Hood Striker Pin ] Service and Repair.

- The height of the front of the hood can be adjusted to the height of the fenders by adjusting the hood latch. Refer to => [ Hood Latch, Adjusting ] Adjustments.