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HOOD


Fitting Adjustment












CLEARANCE AND SURFACE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove the front grille. Service and Repair.
2. Remove the hood lock assembly and adjust the height by rotating the bumper rubber until the hood clearance of hood and fender becomes 1 mm (0.04 in) lower than fitting standard dimension.
3. Temporarily tighten the hood lock, and position it by engaging it with the hood striker. Check the lock and striker for looseness, and tighten the lock bolt to the specified torque.
4. Adjust the clearance and surface height of hood and fender according to the fitting standard dimension by rotating right and left bumper rubbers.

CAUTION:
Adjust right/left gap between hood and each part to the following specification.

Hood and headlamp (B-B) : Less than 8.0 mm

5. Install the front grille. Service and Repair.

HOOD LOCK ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove the front grille. Service and Repair.
2. Move the hood lock to the left or right so that striker center is vertically aligned with hood lock center
(when viewed from vehicle front).





3. Make sure the secondary latch is properly engaged with the secondary striker with hood's own weight by dropping it from approx. 200 mm (7.87 in) height or by pressing it lightly approx. 3 kg (29 N, 7lb).

CAUTION:
Do not drop the hood from 300 mm (11.81 in) height or higher.
4. After adjusting hood lock, tighten the lock bolts to the specified torque.
5. Install the front grille. Service and Repair.