Subaru 2009 IMPREZA Service Manual page 3255

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS
4. FRONT HOOD HINGE
CAUTION:
The front hood panel is heavy. When removing
or installing the damper stay and hood hinge,
be sure to work in a group of two or more.
1) Remove the front hood damper.
2) Remove the bolt, and remove the front hood
panel.
3) Detach the tabs and remove the cowl panel side.
(A)
(B) (C)
(1) Detach tabs (A), (B), and (C) from the vehi-
cle exterior.
(2) Detach tabs (D) and (E).
4) Remove the bolts of front hood hinge.
Front Hood
EB-00385
(D)
(E)
EI-02386
EB-00386
5. FRONT HOOD PANEL
CAUTION:
The front hood panel is heavy. When removing
or installing the damper stay and hood hinge,
be sure to work in a group of two or more.
1) Remove the front hood insulator.
2) Remove the front hood seal.
3) Remove the window washer hose and nozzle.
<Ref. to WW-17, REMOVAL, Front Washer Noz-
zle.>
4) Remove the front hood damper.
5) Remove the bolt, and remove the front hood
panel from the front hood hinge.
B: INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
• Be careful not to catch the window washer hose
between insulators etc.
• Install while paying attention to make a uniform
clearance around the front hood panel. For the di-
mension of clearance, refer to "SPECIFICATION"
in "General Description". <Ref. to EB-2, SPECIFI-
CATION, General Description.>
Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Descrip-
tion". <Ref. to EB-8, FRONT HOOD, COMPO-
NENT, General Description.>
EB-16
EB-00385