Hood silencer pad. Hood hinge

Hood silencer pad

REMOVAL

(1) Raise the hood.

(2) Remove the retainers attaching the silencer pad to the hood (Fig. 3).

(3) Remove the silencer pad from the hood.

Fig. 3 Hood Silencer Pad

1 - HOOD

2 - RETAINER

3 - HOOD SILENCER PAD

INSTALLATION

(1) Position the silencer pad on the hood.

(2) Install the retainers attaching the silencer pad to the hood.

(3) Close the hood.

Hood hinge

REMOVAL

(1) Open hood and support the side that requires hinge replacement.

(2) Remove cowl grille.

(3) Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations with a grease pencil or other suitable device to provide reference marks for installation.

(4) Remove the nuts attaching the hinge to the hood (Fig. 4).

(5) Remove the bolts attaching the hinge to the inner fender (Fig. 4).

(6) Separate hinge from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) If necessary, paint new hinge before installation.

(2) Position the hinge on the vehicle and align all marks.

Fig. 4 Hood Hinge

1 - HOOD

2 - HOOD HINGE

(3) Install the bolts attaching the hinge to the inner fender.Tighten the bolts to 28.2N*m (250 in.

lbs.) torque.

(4) Install the nuts attaching the hinge to the hood. Tighten the nuts to 22.6 N*m (200 in. lbs ) torque.

(5) Install cowl grille.

(6) Remove support and verify hood operation. The hood should be aligned to 5 mm (0.2 in.) gap to the front fenders.