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Hood Adjustment

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  1. Loosen the bolts for the hood latch.
    Fig 1: Loosening Hood Latch Bolts
    G01559546Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  2. Adjust the front hood bumpers on the radiator support until the hood aligns with the front of the fenders.
    3. Fig 2: Adjusting Front Hood Bumpers
    G01559547Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Measure the difference between the hood and the rear of the fender.
  4. Obtain a shim that is the same thickness as the difference between the hood and the rear of the fender.
  5. Loosen the hood hinge to hood bolts.
    Fig 3: Loosening Hood Hinge To Hood Bolts
    G01559548Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Install the shim between the hood hinge and the hood.
  7. Tighten the hood latch bolts by hand until they are snug.
  8. Position the hood latch upward.
  9. Tighten the hood latch bolts until they are snug.
  10. Carefully close the hood in order to engage the hood latch.
  11. Adjust the clearance between the hood and fender.
  12. Carefully open the hood.
    NOTE: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE in Cautions and Notices.
  13. Fully tighten the hood latch bolts.

    Tighten 

    Tighten the hood latch bolts to 10 N.m (89 lb.in).

    Fig 4: Tightening Hood Latch Bolts
    G01559549Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  14. Fully tighten the hood hinge to hood bolts.

    Tighten 

    Tighten the hood hinge to hood bolts to 25 N.m (18 lb ft).

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