Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
We remove the hood for replacement or to make it easier to carry out work in the engine compartment.
An assistant will be needed to complete the job.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing a car for maintenance and repair").
2. Open the hood.
3. By compressing the spring stop, we remove its two branches from the holes of the bracket located on the upper crossbar of the radiator frame.
4. Key by 13 mm we unscrew the two nuts of the upper hood mount to the body hinges.
5. With a socket wrench by 13 mm we unscrew the remaining four nuts of the lower mount, while the assistant holds the hood.
6. Remove the hood.
7. If we remove the hood for replacement, then use pliers to straighten and remove the cotter pin that secures the stop roller and remove the washer with the rubber bushing.
8. Remove the roller from the hood rod together with the spring stop and the second rubber bushing.
9. Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the 26 plastic holders and remove the hood trim.
Note: The hood trim may not be installed on the vehicle in the variant version.
10. By squeezing the eight fasteners, remove the decorative hood grille.
We remove another grille in the same way.
11. Remove two rubber buffers from the hood holes.
Attention! To prevent the development of corrosion, we recommend applying an anti-corrosion compound to the contact points of the hinges with the hood before installing the hood.
Installation
1. Install the hood in the reverse order, following the marks left by the hinges.
2. If the bolts are not tightened, adjust the position of the hood using the enlarged holes in the hinges. The gaps on the three sides of the hood should be the same.
3. After adjusting the position of the hood, open it slightly and finally tighten the hinge mounting bolts.