Hood, Adjusting

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Adjustment Gauge:3371 

Conditions

• When adjusting the hood, the vehicle must be resting on its wheels on a level surface.
• The hood must engage into the hood latch without using much force.
• The striker must strike in the center in the hood latch.

The hood is correctly installed, when it is closed and:

• The gap dimensions are even.
• The contours align.
• The hood is not positioned too far inward or outward.

Tip

The rubber buffers are break down and stability cushions. To high contact pressure the rubber buffer leads to malfunction.

-- Adjust the adjusting buffer -2-. Refer to Adjusting Buffer, Adjusting  .

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Adjust the hinges -3-. Refer to HINGE, ADJUSTING  .

-- Adjust the hood latch -4-. Refer to Hood Latch, Adjusting  .

-- Adjust the striker -1-. Refer to Striker, Adjusting  .

-- Check the gap dimensions using the Gauge - Gap Adjustment:3371  . Refer to WINDSHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING , for this.