Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual page 1771

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HOOD HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HOOD
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HOOD LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HOOD 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 bolts holding hood to hinge (Fig. 1).
(4) Remove bolts holding hood hinge to load beam
flange and remove hinge from vehicle. If necessary,
paint new hinge before installation.
Fig. 1 HOOD HINGE
1 - HOOD
2 - HOOD HINGE
3 - FRONT FENDER
HOOD
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HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
INSTALLATION
HOOD LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
INSTALLATION
SILENCER PAD
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
(1) If necessary, paint new hinge before installa-
tion.
(2) Place hinge in position on vehicle (Fig. 1) .
(3) Install bolts to hold hood hinge to front fender
flange.
(4) Install bolts to hold hood to hinge.
(5) 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 surfaces along fend-
ers. Shims can be added or removed under hood
hinge to achieve proper hood height.
(6) Remove support from under hood and verify
hood operation.
HOOD
REMOVAL
(1) Raise hood to full up position (Fig. 2).
(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 top bolts attaching hood to hinge
and loosen the bottom bolts until they can be
removed by hand.
(4) With assistance from a helper at the opposite
side of the vehicle to support the hood, remove bot-
tom bolts attaching hood to hinge.
(5) Remove the hood from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place hood in position on vehicle. With assis-
tance from a helper at the opposite side of the vehicle
to support the hood, install bottom bolts to hold hood
to hinge finger tight (Fig. 2) .
(2) Install top bolts attaching hood to hinge finger
tight.
HOOD
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