Hood Alignment
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Jaguar XKR, 2011 Jaguar XK, 2010 Jaguar XKR, and 2010 Jaguar XK. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Special Tool(s)
| Actuator Aligners - Pedestrian Protection Hood Stops 501-119 |
- With assistance, loosen the 8 nuts securing the hood to the hinges.
- Release the hood support struts.
- Lower the hood and check for alignment. Refer to Body and Frame
information.
- Adjust as necessary.
- Raise the hood.
- Tighten the nuts to 25 Nm (18 lb.ft).
Connect the hood support struts.
- Tighten the nuts to 25 Nm (18 lb.ft).
- Align the hood to the pedestrian protection actuators using special tools 501-119.
- Insert special tools 501-119, into the pedestrian protection actuators.
- Loosen the 8 bolts securing the pedestrian protection actuator stops to the hood.
- Gently close the hood so that the pedestrian protection hood stops are aligned to the actuators.
- Open the hood.
- Tighten the bolts to 10 Nm (7 lb.ft).