Saab SONETT III Service Manual page 122

Installation
1. Place the hood on the body frame and adjust it into
position at the points of attachment. Screw down the
tensioning screws for the headlight holders. Make sure
that the headlight mechanism will be correctly in-
stalled in its slot.
2. Screw in the screws at the door pillars without tighten-
ing them up.
3. Lift the hood at the front edge (use hand force in the
rigid section above the grille) and at the same time in-
sert two blocks, 60 mm (2 3/8") high and 60 mm
(2 3/8") wide, between the hood and the frame over
the radiator (as far outwards as possible). Insert the
blocks through the two holes on the underside of the
hood at the front edge.
NOTE
If use of the blocks is neglected, the hood will not
get the correct position. This may cause that the
cooling fan will hit the cross bar for the head lights
and it may also make a proper head
l
ight adjust-
ment impossible.
CAUTION
These blocks must on no account be forced into
position, since this could result in damage to the
hood.
BLOCKS INSERTED BETWEEN HOOD AND RADIATOR
FRAME
4. Ref it the front stay and the screw between the body
frame and the headlight mechanism. First fit the front
ends of the stays without tightening them up and then
the rear ends.
5. Remove the blocks.
6. Refit all other screws and electrical connection pieces.
Refit the weather strips and tighten up the screws at
the door pillars. Check with the aid of the door that
the rear edge of the hood is at the correct height. Mi-
nor errors can be dealt with by adjusting the door at
the hinge hooks.
7. Ref it the pullrod for the headlight mechanism to the
mechanism.
8. Adjust the tension of the headlight holders and then
align the headlights. See Chapter 3.
820-3 SAAB
Nov. 1972