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Hood Alignment: Inspection

  1. Inspect the hood-to-body dimensions.
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    All alignments 

  2. Open the hood.
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  3. Remove the hood latch. Refer to: Hood Latch .

    Hood fore and aft, left and right alignments 

  4. Loosen the nuts enough to permit movement of the hood. Loosen: : 2 turn(s)
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  5. Carefully close the hood.
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  6. Adjust the hood as required.
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  7. Carefully open the hood.
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  8. Tighten the nuts.

    Torque

    : 97 lb.in (11 Nm)

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    Hood front up and down alignments 

  9. Adjust the bump stop rubbers.
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  10. Carefully close the hood.
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  11. Adjust the hood as required.
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    All alignments 

  12. Install the hood latch. Refer to: Hood Latch .
  13. Inspect the body-to-hood dimensions.
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