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SQUEAK AND RATTLE TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS BL-11
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Diagnostic WorksheetNIS001LM
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HOOD BL-13
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HOODPFP:F5100
Fitting AdjustmentNIS001LN
LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove hood lock assembly, loosen the hood hinge nuts and close the hood.
2. Adjust the lateral and longitudinal clearance, and open the hood to tighten the hood hinge mounting bolts to the specified torque.
3. Install the hood lock temporarily, and align the hood striker and lock so that the centers of striker and lock become vertical viewed from the front, by moving the hood lock laterally.
4. Tighten hood lock mounting bolts to the specified torque.
CAUTION:
Adjust right/left clearance between hood and headlamp to the following specification.
FRONT END HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove the hood lock and adjust the height by rotating the bumper rubber until the hood becomes 1 to1.5
mm (0.04 to 0.059 in) lower than the fender.
2. 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 hood lock mounting bolts to the specified torque.
SURFACE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove hood lock, and adjust the surface height difference of hood, fender and headlamp according to the fitting standard dimension, by rotating RH and LH bumper rubbers.
2. Install hood lock temporarily, and move hood lock laterally until the centers of striker and lock become ver- tical when viewed from the front.
1. Hood hinge 2. Nut 3. Hood stay
4. Hood lock 5. Bolt 6. Bumper rubber
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Hood and headlamp (C–C) : Less than 2.0 mm (0.08 in)
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3. Make sure that the hood lock secondary latch is properly engaged with the secondary striker with hood's own weight.
4. Make sure that the hood lock primary latch is securely engaged with the hood striker with hood's own weight by dropping hood
from approx. 200 mm (7.87 in) height.
CAUTION:
Do not drop hood from a height of 300 mm (11.81 in) or
more.
5. Move hood lockup and down until striker smoothly engages the lock when the hood is closed.
6. When pulling the hood opener lever gently, make sure that front end of the hood rises by approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) and that hood striker and hood lock primary latch
is disengaged. Also make sure that hood opener returns to the original position.
7. After adjustment, tighten lock bolts to the specified torque.
CAUTION:
Adjust evenness between hood and each part to the following specification.
Removal and Installation of Hood AssemblyNIS001LO
Hood and head lamp (C–C) : 0.9 ± 1.5 mm (0.035 ± 0.059 in)
Hood and fender (D–D) : 0.1 ± 1.0 mm (0.004 ± 0.04 in)
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1. Hood assembly 2. Hood front sealing rubber 3. Hood insulator
4. Hood hinge 5. Hood stay 6. Hood lock
7. Bolt 8. Nut
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HOOD BL-15
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REMOVAL
1. Support the hood striker with a proper material to prevent it from falling.
WARNING:
Body injury may occur if no supporting rod is holding the
hood open when removing the hood stay.
2. Remove the hood stays from the stud balls on the body side.
3. Remove the hinge mounting nuts on the hood to remove the hood assembly.
CAUTION:
Operate with two workers, because of its heavy weight.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Removal and Installation of Hood Lock ControlNIS001LP
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front grill. Refer to EI-22, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove the front fender protector (LH). Refer to EI-24, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Disconnect the hood lock cable from the hood lock, and clip it from the radiator core support upper and hood ledge.
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1. Hood lock 2. Hood lock cable 3. Clip
4. Hood ledge upper front (LH) 5. Dash lower cross member reinforce (LH)
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4. Remove instrument driver lower panel. Refer to IP-11, "Removal and Installation" .
5. After the bolt of the case with the air cleaner is disconnected, and it is moved, the cable is pulled.
6. Remove the grommet on the dashboard, and pull the hood lock cable toward the passenger room. CAUTION:
While pulling, be careful not to damage (peeling) the outside of the hood lock cable.
INSTALLATION
1. Pull the hood lock cable through the panel hole to the engine room.
Be careful not to bend the cable too much, keeping the radius
100 mm (3.94 in) or more.
2. Make sure the cable is not offset from the positioning grommet, and push the grommet into the panel hole securely.
3. Apply the sealant to the grommet (at * mark) properly.
4. Install the cable securely to the lock.
5. After installing, check the hood lock adjustment and hood opener operation.
Hood Lock Control InspectionNIS001LQ
CAUTION:
If the hood lock cable is bent or deformed, replace it.
1. Make sure that the hood lock secondary latch is properly engaged with the secondary striker with hood's own weight.
2. Make sure that the hood lock primary latch is securely engaged with the hood striker with hood's own weight by dropping it from
approx. 200 mm (7.87 in) height.
CAUTION:
Do not drop hood from a height of 300 mm (11.81 in) or
more.
3. When pulling hood opener lever gently, make sure that front end of the hood rises by approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) and that hood striker and hood lock primary latch are disengaged. Also make sure that hood
opener returns to the original position.
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4. Confirm hood lock is properly lubricated. If necessary, apply grease at the point shown in the figure.
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RADIATOR CORE SUPPORTPFP:62500
Removal and InstallationNIS001LR
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front fender protector. Refer to EI-24, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove the front bumper. Refer to EI-14, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Remove the ICC. Refer to ACS-75, "
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION" .
4. Remove the headlamp. Refer to LT- 3 6 , "
Removal and Installation" .
5. Remove the washer tank. Refer to WW-37, "
Removal and Installation of Washer Tank" .
6. Remove the resonator. Refer to EM-17, "
AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" or EM-177, "AIR CLEANER
AND AIR DUCT" .
7. Remove the power steering oil cooler. Refer to PS-39, "
HYDRAULIC LINE" .
8. Remove the ambient sensor. Refer to AT C - 11 6 , "
Removal and Installation" .
9. Remove the crash zone sensor. Refer to SRS-46, "
Removal and Installation" .
10. Remove the horn connector, cooling fan connector and harness clip.
11. Remove the hood lock and disconnect hood lock control cable. Refer to BL-15, "
Removal and Installation
of Hood Lock Control" .
12. Remove the reservoir tank. Refer to CO-41, "
Removal and Installation" or CO-14, "Removal and Installa-
tion" .
13. Remove mounting blots and remove radiator core support. Remove mounting bolts with power tool.
1. Radiator core support assembly 2. Bolt 3. Bolt
4. Horn (High) 5. Air guide (RH) 6. Cooling fan
7. Air guide (LH) 8. Horn (Low)
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