Alignment Of Hood Latch And Striker
- Remove the headlight support panel cover (Refer to FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY AND RADIATOR GRILLE -- LANCER
Front Bumper Assembly and Radiator Grille
).
- Loosen the hood latch mounting bolts but do not remove them. Move the hood latch up/down and left/right to align the hood level and adjust the hood striker engagement.
- After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolts to 9.0 ± 1.0 N.m (80 ± 9 in-lb).
- Install the headlight support panel cover. (Refer to FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY AND RADIATOR GRILLE -- LANCER
, Front Bumper Assembly and Radiator Grille
.)
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.