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Body Closures - Fuel Filler Door Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1.
Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery
terminal. Refer to Section 86.15.19.
2. Remove fuel filler flap and hinge assembly.
1. Open filler flap
2. Remove fuel filler cap but do not stow on lid.
3. Slacken and remove the two filler flap hinge securing nuts and remove flap assembly from vehicle.
3. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, carefully ease magnet snap-fit
mounting from filler flap.
4. Depress the filler flap striker retaining tang and remove the striker
assembly.
5. Remove and discard rubber buffer from filler flap.
1. Fit new rubber buffer to filler flap.
2. Fit striker to filler flap.
3. Ensure that magnet location is clean and snap-fit magnet to filler
flap.
4. Locate filler flap studs in hinge plate and fit and tighten securing
nuts.
5. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.
Refer to Section 86.15.15.
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Body Closures - Hood
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. CAUTION: The hood assembly must be fully supported
throughout the following procedure.
Fit fender covers.
2. Open hood and apply protective masking tape to forward edge
of hood. at rear of ra diator grill surround.
3. Ensure that the hood is adequately supported.
4. Slacken the six hood to hinge securing bolts.
5. Disconnect upper end of each gas strut from hood pivot.
6. With the hood fully supported , remove the securing bolts
and position ground strap clear of hood.
7. Remove hood from vehicle.
8. Release hood front seal securi ng pegs and remove seal from
hood.
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Installation
9. Remove hood insulation pad.
Slacken and remove the hood insulation pad securing
screws and remove insulation pad from hood.
Remove and discard the screw inserts
10. Remove hood striker assemb lies. Refer to 76.16.24.
11. Slacken and remove strut pivots from hood inserts.
12. Remove masking tape from hood.
1. Fit and fully tighten strut pivots in hood inserts.
2. Fit but do not tighten hood striker assemblies. Refer to
76.16.24.
3. Fit new insulating pad retaining screw inserts.
4. Position insulating pad on h ood underside and secure with
screws.
5. Apply protective masking tape to forward edge of hood behind
radiator grill.
6. Position hood front seal and fi t and fully seat retaining pegs.
7. Position and fully suppo rt hood on vehicle.
8. Fit but do not tighten hinge se curing bolts, ensuring that
ground strap is attached to correct bolt on LH hinge.
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9. Fit gas struts to hood ensuring that securing clips fully seat.
10. Remove any temporary supports, carefully lower hood and
check and adjust alignmen t. Refer to 76.16.02.
11. Fully tighten all hood securing bolts.
12. Close hood and remove mask ing tape from forward edge.
13. Remove fender covers.
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Body Closures - Hood Hinge
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1.
CAUTION: Before slackening hi nge bolts, ensure that the
hood is sufficiently supported to prevent damage to paintwork
and gas support struts.
Remove cover from battery and disconnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Open hood and fit fender covers.
3. Remove radiator grille. Refer to 76.55.03.
4. Remove hinge to hood securing bolts.
Note position of ground strap.
Ensuring that the hood is adequately supported,
.slacken and remove bolts se curing hood to hinge and
ground strap to hood.
5. Slacken and remove bolts securi ng hinge to BIW front upper
crossmember and remove hinge from vehicle.
1. Fit and tighten bolts securing hinge to BIW front upper
crossmember.
2. Fit ground strap eyelet to the lower LH bolt (LH hinge only)
securing hinge to hood, then fit but do not tighten bolts.
3. Check and if necessary adjust alignment of hood. Refer to
76.16.02.
4. Fully tighten hinge to hood securing bolts.
5. Fit radiator grill. Refer to 76.55.03.
6. Close hood and remove fender covers.
7. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.
Refer to 86.15.15.
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Body Closures - Hood Striker
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1.
Raise hood and fit fender covers.
2. Slacken locknut and screw stri ker assembly out of nylon
insert.
1. Screw striker assembly 13 turns into hood insert for initial
setting. Do not tighten locknut.
2. Carefully lower hood, ch eck latching height relative to fenders
and adjust as necessary.
3. Tighten strike r locknut.
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Body Closures - Hood Strut
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1.
Open hood and fit fender covers.
2. Install suitable supports for hood.
3. Release retaining clip in stru t upper end and disconnect end
from pivot.
4. Release retaining clip at stru t lower end and disconnect end
from pivot.
5. Remove strut from vehicle.
1. Fit strut body end to lower pivot ensuring that clip fully seats.
2. Fit strut rod end to upper pivot en suring that clip fully seats.
3. Remove hood supports and check that hood closes correctly.
4. Remove fender covers.
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Body Closures - Luggage Compartment Lid Hinge
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1. CAUTION: Before slackening hi nge securing bolts, ensure
that trunk lid is sufficiently supported to prevent paintwork
damage .
Remove hinge cover.
2. Sever and discard tie straps se curing harness to hinge (RH
hinge only) and position harness clear of hinge.
3. Disconnect gas strut rod end from from hinge pivot. Refer to
76.19.27.
4. Slacken and remove bolts securing hinge to trunk lid.
5. Slacken and remove bolts securing hinge to underside of
BIW saddle panel.
6. Remove hinge from vehicle.
1. Fit and tighten bolts securing hinge to BIW saddle panel.
2. Fit but do not tighten bolts se curing hing to trunk lid.