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Hood Alignment

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Inspection 

  1. Inspect the hood-to-body dimensions. Refer to: Body and Frame .
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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. NOTE: Support the hood before removing the strut. Failure to follow this direction may result in damage to the components.

    Remove the struts.

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  5. Loosen the nuts enough to permit movement of the hood.
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  6. Carefully close the hood.
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  7. Adjust the hood to specification. Refer to: Body and Frame .
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  8. NOTE: Support the hood before removing the strut. Failure to follow this direction may result in damage to the components.

    Carefully open and support the hood.

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  9. Tighten the nuts.

    Torque: 22 lb.ft (30 Nm)

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  10. Install the struts.
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    Hood front up and down alignments 

  11. Adjust the bump stop rubbers.
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  12. Close the hood.
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  13. Adjust the hood to specification. Refer to: Body and Frame .
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    All alignments 

  14. Inspect the body-to-hood dimensions. Refer to: Body and Frame .
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  15. Install the removed components.