Hood Hinge: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Front Lid Hinge

Technical values







Preliminary work

Remove cowl panel cover. Refer to Removing and installing cowl panel cover.

Remove pneumatic spring. Refer to Removing and installing front pneumatic spring.

Removing front lid hinge







INFORMATION: If a front lid hinge fails to work properly, it can be replaced without having to remove the front lid. In such cases, a second person is required to hold the lid open during the repair process.

1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- of front lid hinge -2- and remove lid hinge.







Install front lid hinge

Installing front lid hinge







1. Align lid hinge -2- roughly to the body according to the old attachment points and tighten using the fastening screws -1-. Tightening torque: Final tightening: 9.7 Nm (ftlb.) (7.2)







Reworking

Install pneumatic spring. Refer to Removing and installing front pneumatic spring.

Install cowl panel cover. Refer to Removing and installing cowl panel cover.