Contents: Removal ⤓ Installation ⤓
Removal
To remove the hood, perform the following operations.
1. Open the hood and place a clean rag under the corners of the hood to protect the vehicle's paintwork when removing it.
2. If the engine compartment light is on, disconnect the electrical connector from the lamp.
Fig. 17.1. Hood: 1 – hood lock; 2 – bolt (9 Nm); 3 – hood limit switch (cars with anti-theft system); 4 – buffers; 5 – hood side seal; 6 – hood stop; 7 – bolt (12 Nm); 8 – hood seal; 9 – windshield washer hose connection; 10 – hood seal (cars with air conditioning); 11 – hood soundproofing; 12 – hood; 13 – nut (12 Nm); 14 – hood hinge; 15 – hood lock drive handle; 16 – hood lock drive cable
3. Unscrew three bolts 2 (Fig. 17.1) and remove hood lock 1.
4. In the car interior, unscrew the two self-tapping screws and remove the hood lock drive handle 15.
5. Pull up and remove the hood seals 8 or 10.
6. Remove the hood side seal 5 by pulling it up and turning it.
7. Unscrew the buffers 4.
8. Loosen the bolt and remove the hood stop 6.
9. Remove the sound insulation 11 from the hood.
10. Unscrew and remove limit switch 3 of the hood (cars with an anti-theft system).
11. Disconnect the windshield washer hose 9.
12. Using a marker, mark the position of the hinges on the hood. Ask an assistant to support the hood, then unscrew the bolts securing the left and right hood hinges and, being careful, remove the hood 12.
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13. If necessary, remove the windshield wiper panel trim.
14. Unscrew the bolts and remove the hood hinge 14.
15. If it is necessary to remove the hood lock drive cable, first remove the mudguard liner (on the driver's side).
16. Using a screwdriver blade as a lever, remove the cable and its fastener.
17. While working inside the vehicle, disconnect the cable from the hood release lever and the cable housing from the bracket.
18. Remove the cable sealing ring from the engine compartment bulkhead and cable 16 into the engine compartment.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
1. Before installing the hood lock and handle, apply consistent grease to their moving parts.
2. If a new hood is to be installed, reinstall all removable parts onto it.
Fig. 17.2. Adjusting the clearance around the perimeter and height of the hood: A – moving the rear part of the hood; B – height adjustment of the front part of the hood; 1 – hood hinge; 2 – rubber buffer
3. Close the hood and check its position relative to adjacent surfaces. Adjust the position of the hood so that when the hood is closed, the gap around the perimeter of the hood is the same on all sides. To adjust, loosen the hood hinge bolts and, moving the hood, adjust its position (Fig. 17.2). To adjust the front of the hood in height, screw in or unscrew the rubber buffers.
Fig. 17.3. Directions of movement when adjusting the position of the hood lock (1)
4. Adjust the position of the cable so that when the hood release lever is released, the cable has a slight sag. Check that the hood lock opens when an assistant pulls the hood release lever. If necessary, adjust by loosening the lock mounting bolts and moving it, then tighten the bolts to a torque of 9 N·m (Fig. 17.3).