Hood Adjustment

HOOD

Hood adjustment




1. When the clearance between the hood and the body is uneven Remove the front deck garnish, and loosen the hood hinge mounting bolts shown in the figure but do not remove them. Then move the hood hinge up/down and left/right to adjust the clearance around the hood After adjustment, install the front deck garnish.
Hood hinge mounting bolt tightening torque: 23 ± 6 N.m (17 ± 5 ft-lb)




2. When adjusting hood level and hood striker linkage Remove the headlight support upper panel cover, and loosen the hood latch mounting bolts shown in the figure but do not remove them Then move the hood latch up/down and left/ right to adjust the hood level and hood striker linkage After adjustment, install the headlight support upper panel cover.
Hood latch mounting bolt tightening torque: 9.0 ± 1.0 N.m (80 ± 9 in-lb)

ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD HEIGHT




Turn the damper to the dimension shown in the figure to adjust the hood height If the hood height is still not even, turn the damper again until the height is even The damper height is altered by roughly 3 mm (0.1 inch) when the damper is rotated once.

NOTE: If a rattling noise is heard due to the vibration of the hood when the vehicle is being driven, adjust the damper height until the damper is seated on the hood.