Remove/install hood hinge - AR88.40-P-3060SX

MODEL 216, 221 

Illustrated on model 221 

Fig 1: Identifying Hood Hinge Remove/Install Components

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ USA

	Remove/install
	Risk of injury  caused by fingers being pinched or crushed  when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lids, tailgates or sliding roof.	Keep body parts and limbs well clear of moving parts.	see AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
1.1	Remove engine hood (1)	When removing left and right engine hood hinge (3).	see AR88.40-P-3000SX
1.2	Support engine hood (1)	When removing left or right engine hood hinge (3).
2	Loosen left and right front fender in upper and rear area and pivot toward outside.		see AR88.10-P-1000SX
	Risk of injury  caused by body parts being pinched or crushed when working on gas-operated struts under tension	Only remove and install gas-operated struts when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured.	see AS00.00-Z-0012-01A
3	Lift retainer (5) with suitable screwdriver and remove gas-operated strut (6) from hood hinge (3).	Do not remove retainer (5), otherwise the tension of the retainer (5) is no longer ensured.
4.1	Unclip bracket (7) with wiring harness. When removing left engine hood hinge (3).
5.1	Unscrew bolts (2) from left and right engine hood hinge (3).	When removing left or right engine hood hinge (3). Aid of helper required. Installation:  Do not tighten bolts (2); they are tightened after adjusting the engine hood.
6	Unscrew bolts (4) from left and right engine hood hinge (3).	Installation:  Do not tighten bolts (4); they are tightened after adjusting the engine hood.
7	Remove left and right hood hinges (3)
8	Install in the reverse order
9	Adjust engine hood (1)		see AR88.40-P-3020SX