Remove/install engine hood - AR88.40-P-3000LW

Model 205 

Model 253 

Shown on model 205 

Fig 1: Identifying Engine Hood Remove/Install Components - Shown On Model 205

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	Risk of injury  caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof.	No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving.	AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
	Risk of injury  from fingers being pinched or jammed when working on gas struts under pressure	Only remove and install pneumatic springs when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured.	AS00.00-Z-0012-01A
	Remove/install
1	Open engine hood (1) and raise to vertical position
2	Remove cover (2) and lay down into engine compartment with water hose connected.	Model 205 Install cover (2) only after adjusting engine hood (1).
		Mounting wedge	Figure
3	Remove water hose on left spray nozzle and unhook from left bracket	Model 253
4	Unscrew two of three nuts (3) from left and right hinge (4)	Tighten nuts (3) so that engine hood (1) can still be moved. Tighten nuts (3) after adjusting engine hood (1).
5	Lift retainers (5) with suitable screwdriver and unclip left and right gas-filled strut (6) from mounts	Do not remove retainers (2). Otherwise the tension of the retainer (2) can be lost. Helper required to secure engine hood (1). Clip gas-filled struts (6) into mounts with retainers (5) installed.
6	Unscrew nuts (3) on left and right hinge (4) and remove engine hood (1)	Helper required to remove engine hood (1). Tighten nuts (3) so that engine hood (1) can still be moved. Tighten nuts (3) after adjusting engine hood (1).
7	Install in the reverse order
8	Adjust engine hood (1)		AR88.40-P-3020LW

Fig 2: Identifying Mounting Wedge (110 589 03 59 00)

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