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ALIGNMENT, HOOD-FENDER
AND DOORS
23-21
PART 4
ALIGNMENT
HOOD
Hood to Cowl Alignment
(1)
Inspect the cowl alignment for tightness, loose-
ness, uneven gap and high or low elevation at the
corners.
(2)
Prior to adjustment, scribe the hinge position
on the hood.
(3) Loosen the hood attaching bolts (Fig.
40)
and
move the hood to the desired position to correct align-
ment at the cowl.
(4)
Tighten the attaching bolts to 10 inch-pounds.
(5) Inspect the hood and cowl alignment.
(6) If the corners of the hood are found to be high
or low in relation to the cowl panel, scribe the hinge
location on the cowl panel.
(7) Loosen the hinge attaching bolts and raise or
lower the hinge.
(8) (After step
7,
if the rear of the hood and fender
are not flush, it will be necessary to reset the fender
to align with the cowl and hood.)
Hood to Fender Alignment
After completing previous step 8, inspect the front
of the hood to fender clearance. This clearance is ad-
justed by the addition or removal of shims between
the fender and the radiator support. The height of the
hood to fender can be adjusted by removing the hood
bumper (Fig.
41)
and turning the adjusting screw
in
or out. It may also be necessary to loosen the fender
attaching bolts and move the fender up and down to
the desired position.
Hood to Grille
The height of the hood to grille clearance may be
Fig. 4 L H o o d Attachment IAP Models)
NK856
adjusted by lengthening or shortening the hood sup-
port studs. The mounting of the hood striker is ad-
justable to insure alignment with the hood lock.
Unequal Spacing Between Rear of
Hood and Fenders
To correct this condition, adjust as follows:
(1)
Loosen the four hinge to hood attaching bolts
on each side of the hood.
(2) Shift the hood (at rear) in the direction of the
wide space, until spacing appears to be equal on each
side.
(3) Tighten the hinge to hood bolts, lower the hood
and inspect for correct fit.
If the spacing is correct on one side but too little
or too much on the other side, loosen the bolts at-
taching the hood to the hinge on the side to be ad-
justed. If the hood needs to be moved out, insert
a
large screwdriver between the upper hinge plate and
the hood flange. Force the hood out as required while
holding pressure on the screwdriver and tighten the
bolts securely.
To move the hood in, apply pressure on the outside
edge of hood and tighten the bolts securely. Lower
the hood and inspect for proper fit.
Hood Projects Beyond Front
o f
Fender
If the hood projects beyond the front fender, and
the fender to door spacing is too close, the fender
can be shifted forward slightly to correct this condi-
tion.
Hood Removal
Refer to Figure
40
and proceed as follows:
Fig. 4l-Hood
Leveling Adjustment
IAP
Models)
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