Hood Hinge - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

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points
for proper adjustment; both vertically and fore
and aft.
NOTE:
Adjust one side at a time.
To lower the REAR corners for proper alignment to
the cowl and fenders, and to ensure contact with the
hood side wedges, proceed as follows:
1. Loosen front end of hinge mounting bracket to
fender at bolt no. 1 (Fig. 1 1-1).
2. Force hood open as high as possible to move front
of hinge upward.
3. Tighten fender connection.
4. If further adjustment is required, loosen rear end of
hinge mounting bracket to fenders at bolt no. 2 and
repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. If necessary, repeat procedure on opposite side of
hood.
To lower the FRONT comers for proper alignment,
proceed as follows:
1. Close hood firmly.
2. Determine the amount of adjustment necessary.
3. Open hood.
4. Loosen jam nut on adjustable hood bumper (Figs.
11-9 thru 12) and raise or lower as required.
5. Tighten jam nut.
B. REMOVE
1. Open hood.
2. Scribe line on hood inner panel to indicate original
hinge position.
3. Loosen hood hinge to hood attaching bolts.
4. With aid of a helper, hold hood securely and
remove attaching bolts.
5. Lift hood assembly from sheet metal.
C. REPLACE
To replace simply reverse above procedure checking
hood alignment, one hinge at a time as outlined in
steps 4 and 5 under HOOD HINGE
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REPLACE.
HOOD LATCH
A positive locking hood latch, which incorporates a
safety catch with the pilot assembly is used on all
models. The hood latch being fastened to the support
and bame assembly locks securely with the latch plate
mounted in the hood.
After proper positioning of the hood bumpers, hood
height is automatically controlled by the vertically self
adjusting hood latch. Proper hood alignment is
essential for ease of latch operation.
To open the hood, pull the release handle under the
center portion of the front bumper grille downward. A
"pop-up" spring on the support and baffle provides
initial opening of the hood upon release. To fully open
the hood, pull the release handle past the detent position
pushing down on hood slightly, then lift hood.
If hood latch binds severely, it may be adjusted
laterally as follows:
1. Loosen latch attaching bolts (marked
"Xu
in Figs.
11-2,3 and 4) to finger-tight.
2. Push down on hood, holding the hood closed while
pulling the release lever.
3. Let hood open and tighten bolts in new location.
HOOD HINGE
Hood hinges (Fig. 1 1
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1) are mounted to the fender
panel. Double assist overcenter springs are used (one
at each hinge), one end of which is fastened to the
front arm of hinge, the other end to the base plate.
This construction provides hold open power. Fore and
aft adjustment of hood is provided by slotted holes in
the hinge bracket.
REMOVE
1. Open hood.
2. Scribe line on hood inner panel to indicate original
hinge position.
3. Block hood on side where hinge is to be removed.
4. Prop hood open and pull front of spring off hinge.
5. Remove hinge-to-hood attaching screws and hinge
to-fender attaching screws.
6. Carefully remove hinge.
REPLACE
1. Mount new hinge on fender and tighten attaching
screws.
2. Position hinge to hood using scribed line for
location, install attaching screws and tighten snug.