Hood: Adjustments

Hood, Adjusting

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

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

• 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 contours line up.

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

• Do not remove the bolts - 4 -. Only loosen them.






Perform the following:

- Remove the hood catch - 1 -. Refer to => [ Hood Striker Pin ] Hood Striker Pin.

- Loosen, but do not remove, the left and right bolts - 4 - on the hood hinge - 4 - and then align the hood between the fenders.

- Make sure the gap dimensions are even.

- Apply corrosion protection to the hood hinges - 4 - and bolts - 3 - after adjusting.

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

- Install and adjust the catch - 1 - after adjusting the hood. Refer to => [ Striker Pin, Adjusting ] Striker Pin, Adjusting

- The height of the front of the hood can be adjusted in relation to the fenders using the adjusting buffers - 5 -. Refer to => [ Hood Latch, Adjusting ] Hood Latch, Adjusting.