Hood: Adjustments

Hood Alignment

Special Service Tools






Actuator Aligners - Pedestrian Protection Hood Stops

501-119
1 With assistance, loosen the 8 nuts securing the hood to the hinges.




2 Release the hood support struts.
3 Lower the hood and check for alignment. For additional information, refer to Body and Frame
- Adjust as necessary.
4 Raise the hood.
- Tighten the nuts to 25 Nm (18 lb.ft).
Connect the hood support struts.




5 Align the hood to the pedestrian protection actuators using special tools 501-119.
- Insert special tools 501-119, into the pedestrian protection actuators.
- Loosen the 8 bolts securing the pedestrian protection actuator stops to the hood.
- Gently close the hood so that the pedestrian protection hood stops are aligned to the actuators.
- Open the hood.
- Tighten the bolts to 10 Nm (7 lb.ft).