2008 INFINITI FX35 service

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HOOD
Fitting AdjustmentINFOID:0000000001327783
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 stri ker 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 an d headlamp to the following specification.
FRONT END HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove the hood lock and adjust the height by rota ting 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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BL-14
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HOOD
3. Make sure that the hood lock secondary latch is properlyengaged 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 he ight 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 AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327784
REMOVAL
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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HOODBL-15
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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 removi ng 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 ControlINFOID:0000000001327785
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front grill. Refer to EI-22, "Component Parts Location".
2. Remove the front fender protector (LH). Refer to EI-24, "
Component Parts Location".
3. Disconnect the hood lock cable from the hood lock, and c lip it from the radiator core support upper and
hood ledge.
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.
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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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BL-16
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HOOD
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 (p eeling) 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 InspectionINFOID:0000000001327786
CAUTION:
If the hood lock cable is bent or deformed, replace it.
1. Make sure that the hood lock secondary latch is properlyengaged 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 he ight 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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HOODBL-17
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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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BL-18
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RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT
RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT
Removal and InstallationINFOID:0000000001327787
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front fender protector. Refer to EI-24, "Component Parts Location".
2. Remove the front bumper. Refer to EI-14, "
Component Parts Location".
3. Remove the ICC. Refer to ACS-65
.
4. Remove the headlamp. Refer to LT-30, "
Removal and Installation".
5. Remove the washer tank. Refer to WW-28, "
Removal and Installation of Washer Tank".
6. Remove the resonator. Refer to EM-17
or EM-173.
7. Remove the power steering oil cooler. Refer to PS-37
.
8. Remove the ambient sensor. Refer to ATC-99, "
Removal and Installation".
9. Remove the crash zone sensor. Refer to SRS-42, "
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-40, "
Removal and Installation" or CO-13, "Removal and Installa-
tion".
13. Remove mounting blots and remove radiator core support. Remove mounting bolts with power tool.
14. After remove radiator core suppor t, remove the horn, cooling fan.
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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RADIATOR CORE SUPPORTBL-19
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INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
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BL-20
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FRONT FENDER
FRONT FENDER
Removal and InstallationINFOID:0000000001327788
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front bumper. Refer to EI-14, "Component Parts Location".
2. Remove the headlamp. Refer to LT-30, "
Removal and Installation".
3. Remove the front fender protector. Refer to EI-24, "
Component Parts Location".
4. Remove the mounting bolt and remove the front fender.
CAUTION:
While removing use a shop cloth to protect body from damaging.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
 After installing, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of the front fender mounting
bolts.
 After installing, check front fender adjustment. Refer to BL-13, "
Fitting Adjustment" and BL-131, "Fit-
ting Adjustment".
1. Front fender 2. Bolt
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