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CHASSIS SHEET METAL 11-13
HOOD ADJUSTMENT
The alignment of the hood in relation to* other sheet
metal parts is controlled by the position of the hood
hinges and the height of the two bumpers, located one at
each end of the radiator support. The adjustments at
the hood latch must be made after the hinges and bumpers
are positioned to yield the dimensions shown in Figure
17. Latch adjustments are made so that effort required
to open and close the hood is reasonable, and hood align-
ment obtained by hinge and bumper adjustment is main-
tained when the hood is closed. Note that the hood latch
is not designed or intended to correct basic hood align-
ment faults.
To align the hood and lock, proceed as follows:
HOOD HINGE (Fig. 18)
1. Note that the mounting holes in the body-mounted
end of the hinge are slotted to provide up and down
movement of the hood assembly while the hood
mounted end is slotted to provide fore and aft move-
ment.
2. Scribe a mark around the entire hinge plate which
will be involved in the adjustment.
3. Loosen the appropriate screws and shift the position
of the hood on the hinge plate the approximate amount
to correct misalignment, using the scribed marks to
check amount of movement. Check condition of ad-
justment by tightening cap screws and closing hood.
Fig. 18 - Hood Hinge - Chevy II
Fig. 19 - Hood Lock, Catch and Support - Chevy II
HOOD BUMPERS
Hood bumpers must be adjusted until hood and fender
line up as shown in Figure 17.
HOOD CATCH AND LOCK (Fig. 19)
Hood lock plate mounting holes are slotted to provide
fore and aft adjustment of the hood lock bolt. The hood
lock bolt itself is adjustable for up and down positioning
of the lock bolt head so that its proper engagement in the
latch assembly may be provided for. The distance that
the lock bolt protrudes out of the lock plate should be
adjusted so that the hood bumpers are slightly com-
pressed by the fully latched hood and so that the effort
required to release the hood catch is reasonable.
FENDER ADJUSTMENT (Figs. 17 and 2 0 )
DO NOT CHANGE SKIRT ASSEMBLY-TO-DASH SHIM-
MING IN AN EFFORT TO ADJUST THE DOOR-TO-
FENDER GAP OR ANY OTHER SHEET METAL AP-
PEARANCE ITEM.
The front fenders are shimmed independently of the
skirt assemblies, unlike conventional- vehicles on which
almost the entire front end sheet metal assembly is
shimmed and adjusted as a unit.
Figure 20 shows the locations of front fender shims.
1. The rocker panel extension location allows adjust-
ment to make fender outer surface flush with door
outer surface.
2. The upper or plenum chamber location provides a
means of adjusting fender upper surface so that it
is flush with the upper surface of the cowl.
3. The locations atop the skirt assembly are shimmed
to close the gap created between the fender mounting
flange and skirt assembly when the plenum chamber
CHEVROLET CHASSIS SWVICE MANUAL
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