GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 153

and link to hood; then with a helper remove hood from
vehicle.
Installation
1. If original hood is to be installed, position hood to
hinges and links and install four cap screws snug which
atta c h hinges and links to hood.
If a new hood is to be installed, perform procedures as.
outlined under A lignm ent, directly below.
2. S hift hood on hinges to location m arks m ade before
removal of hood, then tighten attaching cap screws at
hinges firmly. Close hood and check fit. If necessary to
align hood perform pro ced ure as o u tlined under
"A lig n m en t" which follows.
A lig n m e n t
1. Loosen hood hinge bolts.
N ote th a t the rear most bolt holes in hinge are slotted to
allow hood to move back and forth.
2. A djust bracket at hood latch, as necessary. Slotted hole
in the bracket allow movem ent up or down at the latch,
and right or left at the rad iato r support.
3. A djust hood bum per as necessary in proportion to the
latch.
Hood - G M odel
T he alignm ent of the hood is controlled by the position
of the hood hinges and the height of the two bum pers located
one at each side of the radiato r support. The adjustm ent at
the hood lock m ust be m ade after the hinges and bum pers
are properly adjusted (R efer to Hood Lock A djustm ent Fig.
2C -7). To align the hood and lock proceed as follows:
Hood H inge (Fig. 2 C -5)
Hood Lock
A bolt-type hood lock is used as shown in Fig. 2C-7.
T he lock bolt, located on th e hood, dovetails w ith the
m ou n ted strik e r plate, preventing upw ard or dow nw ard
m ovem ent of the hood while the vehicle is in m otion.
In teg ral w ith the strik er plate is the com bination lock
release lever and safety catch.
1. S cribe a line around the en tire hinge p late to be
repositioned.
2. Loosen the appropriate screws and shift the position of
the hood into correct alignm ent using the scribe m arks
to check am ount of movement. Check alignm ent by
tightening screws and closing the hood.
R eplacem ent
1. O pen hood and rem ove the four bolts holding the
com bination lock catch and lock bolt.
If original hood lock assembly is to be replaced, scribe a
line around lock for alignm ent on installation.
2. Place hood lock assembly in position.
3. A djust as outlined under A djustm ents.
A d ju stm en t
Hood lock assem bly to be adjusted fore and aft until
hood lock bolt enters center of elongated guide. Bending bolt
to accomplish this adjustm ent may seriously effect lock
operation and safety catch engagem ent and is, therefore not
recom m ended.
1. A djust lock bolt as shown in Fig. 2C-7.
2. Open hood and adjust tightness of catch assembly so
th a t it is ju st "sn u g " enough to hold lock bolt in
position.
3. Close hood in a norm al m anner.
4. Raise hood again; lock bolt assembly will have shifted
to o p eratin g position. T ighten bolts fully. F u rth e r
a d ju stm en t m ay be m ade at lock bolt support, if
necessary.
5. A djust lock bolt to obtain a secure hood closure and
reasonable lock release effort.
Fig. 2C-5--Hood Hinge-G Model
CHASSIS SHEET METAL 2C-3