Remove/Install Engine Hood - AR88.40-P-3000MFA

Model 118, 177, 247 

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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
	Notes on safety-relevant components		AH00.00-Z-0019-01A
	Remove/install
1	Open hood (1).
2	Unclip brackets (2).	Dismantling tool	Fig 1
3	Remove spray nozzles (3) and place to one side with the spray water hose.	Push the spray nozzles (3) in the direction of travel first and then swing them out of the hood (1).
4	Lift retainer (4) with suitable means and pull the pneumatic spring (5) off the mount.	Helper required.
5	Unscrew nuts (6) and remove hood (1).	: Repair bolt heads with touch-up paint pen. Helper required.
		Nut, hood hinge to hood	*BA88.40-P-1003-01F
6	Install in the reverse order.
	Adjust
7	Adjust engine hood (1).		AR88.40-P-3020MFA

ENGINE HOOD

Number	Designation		Model 118, 177, 247
BA88.40-P-1003-01F	Nut, hood hinge to hood	Nm	10

Fig 1: Identifying Dismantling Tool (000 589 95 63 00)

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