Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 2109

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HOOD HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
HOOD
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
HOOD SILENCER PAD
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
HOOD LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
HOOD HINGE
REMOVAL
(1) Open hood and support the side that requires
hinge replacement.
(2) Remove cowl grille.
(3) Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations
with a grease pencil or other suitable device to pro-
vide reference marks for installation.
(4) Remove the nuts attaching the hinge to the
hood (Fig. 1).
(5) Remove the bolts attaching the hinge to the
inner fender (Fig. 1).
(6) Separate hinge from vehicle.
Fig. 1 Hood Hinge
1 - HOOD
2 - HOOD HINGE
HOOD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
HOOD RELEASE CABLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
LATCH STRIKER
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
HOOD SAFETY LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
INSTALLATION
(1) If necessary, paint new hinge before installa-
tion.
(2) Position the hinge on the vehicle and align all
marks.
(3) Install the bolts attaching the hinge to the
inner fender. Tighten the bolts to 28.2 N·m (250 in.
lbs.) torque.
(4) Install the nuts attaching the hinge to the
hood. Tighten the nuts to 22.6 N·m (200 in. lbs )
torque.
(5) Install cowl grille.
(6) Remove support and verify hood operation. The
hood should be aligned to 5 mm (0.2 in.) gap to the
front fenders.
HOOD
REMOVAL
(1) Release primary hood latch.
(2) Release hood safety catch and open hood.
(3) Disconnect the under hood lamp wire connec-
tor.
(4) Mark all nut and hinge attachment locations
with a grease pencil or other suitable device to pro-
vide reference marks for installation.
(5) Remove the top nuts attaching hood to hinge
and loosen the bottom nuts until they can be
removed by hand (Fig. 2).
(6) With assistance of a helper, support the hood at
the opposite side of the vehicle.
(7) Remove the bottom nuts and separate the hood
from the vehicle.
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