Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 777

23 - 40 HOOD
HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
HOOD
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
HINGE
REMOVAL
(1) Support hood on the side that requires hinge
replacement.
(2) Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations
with a grease pencil or other suitable device to pro-
vide reference marks for installation.
(3) Remove the gas prop lock caps on the hinge
side.
(4) Remove the gas prop from the hinge.
(5) Remove bolts attaching hood to hinge.
(6) Remove bolts attaching hood hinge to vertical
wall of load beam and remove hinge from vehicle
(Fig. 1). To gain access to the lower left hood hinge
the wiper motor assembly will have to be removed.
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/
FRONT WIPER MOTOR - REMOVAL)
INSTALLATION
(1) If necessary, paint new hinge before installa-
tion.
(2) Place hinge in position on vehicle.
(3) Install bolts attaching hood hinge to vertical
wall of load beam.
(4) Install bolts attaching hood to hinge. When
installing hood hinge, align all marks and secure
bolts. The hood should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.)
gap to the front fenders and flush across the top sur-
faces along fenders. Hinge can be adjusted up or
down by hinge to body attaching bolts to achieve
proper hood height.
(5) Align all marks and tighten bolts to 22.6 to
33.9 N·m (200 to 300 in. lbs.) torque. The hood
should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) gap to the front
fenders and flush across the top surfaces along fend-
ers.
HOOD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INSTALLATION
LATCH RELEASE CABLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
INSTALLATION
SUPPORT CYLINDER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
INSTALLATION
1 - HOOD
2 - HOOD HINGE
3 - GAS PROP
(6) Place gas prop in position on vehicle.
(7) Install the lock cap on the gas prop.
(8) Install wiper motor assembly.(Refer to 8 -
ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/FRONT
MOTOR - INSTALLATION)
(9) Remove support from under hood and verify
hood operation.
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Fig. 1 HOOD HINGE
LH
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WIPER