Removal And Installation

COWL TOP


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Fully open hood assembly.
2. Remove battery cover and brake master cylinder cover.
3. Remove hoodledge covers (LH/RH) fixing clips, and then remove hoodledge covers.
4. Remove front wiper arms and blades (LH/RH). Refer to Service and Repair.
5. Remove cowl top cover seal.
6. Remove cowl top cover center.





- Remove cowl top cover center fixing clips (A).
- Disengage cowl top cover center fixing pawls, and then remove cowl top cover center.





7. Remove front tower bar assembly.
8. Remove cowl top cover RH.
- Remove cowl top cover RH fixing clips.





- Disengage cowl top cover RH (1) and front pillar finisher (2) fixing pawl.





- Pull cowl top cover RH toward arrow direction, and then disengage cowl top cover RH (1) and cowl top cover LH (2).
9. Remove cowl top cover LH.





- Disengage cowl top cover LH (1) and front pillar finisher (2) fixing pawl.





- Press pawl (A) and pull cowl top cover LH toward vehicle front as shown by the arrow in the figure, and then remove cowl top cover LH.

INSTALLATION
Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.





- Align concave of cowl top cover LH (1) to windshield glass (2) pin
(A) as shown in the figure when installing.





- Slide cowl top cover RH (1) toward the arrow direction to engage pawls (A) into concave part (B) of cowl top cover LH (2).

CAUTION:
- Always replace EPT sealers with a new one, if the cowl top cover is reused.
- After installing, perform adjustment of wiper arm. Refer to Adjustments.