Contents: Removal ⤓ Installation ⤓
Removal
Open the engine compartment hood.
Disconnect the windshield washer nozzle water hose.
Mark the position of the hood by outlining the hinge bolts with a felt-tip pen.
Loosen the bolts from the hinges and remove the engine compartment hood. You will need an assistant for this. Before unscrewing the bolts from the hinges, place a soft material between the hood and the body to protect the paintwork.
If it is necessary to remove the hinges: Remove the casing of the water collection compartment and unscrew the hinge mounting bolts.
Installation
Place the engine compartment hood, screw in the bolts, straighten the hood and tighten the bolts.
Adjusting the position of the engine compartment hood
Loosen the hood lock bolts.
Move the hood in the longitudinal and transverse direction until it takes a position that ensures equal and parallel clearances relative to the front fenders. For COLT/LANCER produced before 8.88, this requires loosening the hinge bolts on the body, but not on the hood.
If necessary, place spacer washers in the loop and use them to adjust the height of the rear part of the hood.
Tighten the hinge bolts to 20 Nm.
If it is necessary to adjust the front part of the hood in height: screw in 2 rubber buffers all the way.
Move the lock so that the engine compartment hood in the closed position is flush with the front fenders. For COLT/LANCER production up to 8.88 (figure), loosen the lock nut and the locking pin and move the locking pin with a screwdriver so that in the closed position the engine compartment hood is parallel to the upper edge of the front fenders. After adjustment, tighten the lock nut.
After this, adjust the adjusting buffer: Glue plasticine or rubber to both buffers and close the engine compartment hood. Open the hood and measure the thickness of the compressed plasticized rubber. Unscrew the adjusting buffer to the appropriate height. The hood in the closed position should rest on both adjusting buffers without tension.
Connect the hoses to the windshield washer nozzles.