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Repair Procedures: Adjustment

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  1. After removing the hinge (A) mounting bolt, adjust the hood (B) by moving it up and down or from side to side and tighten the bolt.
  2. Adjust the hood height by moving the hood overslam bumpers (C) up and down.
  3. After removing the hood latch (D) mounting bolts, adjust the latch by moving it up and down or from side to side.
  4. Loosen the hood latch (D) mounting bolts and move the hood latch up, down, left, and right to adjust
  5. When the hood is closed after completion of adjustment, check if there is an iron noise when the front hood latch area of the hood assembly outer plate is tapped. If there is iron noise, increase the overlap by adjusting the two hood overslam bumpers down one quarter to a half of a turn.
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