Hood Alignment

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Adjustment

NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.

All alignments

Remove the hood latch. Refer to: Hood Latch .
Remove the nuts and the striker assembly.
Torque: 9 Nm

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Hood fore and aft, left and right alignments
Detach the struts and loosen the nuts to permit movement of the hood.Loosen: : 2 turn(s)

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Carefully close the hood.

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Adjust the hood as required.

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Carefully open the hood.

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Tighten the nuts install the Hood struts.
Torque: 18 Nm

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Hood front up and down alignments
Adjust the bump stop rubbers.

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Adjust the hood as required.

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All alignments
Install the striker assembly.
Torque: 9 Nm

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Loosen the nuts to permit movement of the striker assembly.Loosen: : 2 turn(s)

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Tighten the nuts.
Torque: 9 Nm

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Inspect the body-to-hood alignment.

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Install the removed components.