Infiniti Q45. Manual - part 186

HOOD

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HOOD

PFP:F5100

Fitting Adjustment

NIS000TO

LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT

1.

Remove hood lock assembly, loosen the hood hinge nuts and close the hood.

1.

Hood assembly

2.

Front grille

3.

Front fender

4.

Hood hinge

5.

Hood lock assembly

PIIB4465E

BL-14

HOOD

2.

Adjust the lateral and longitudinal clearance, and open the hood to tighten the hood hinge mounting nuts
to the specified torque.

3.

Install the hood lock temporarily, and align the hood striker and lock so that the centers of striker and lock
become vertical viewed from the front, by moving the hood lock laterally.

4.

Tighten hood lock mounting bolts to the specified torque.

FRONT END HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1.

Remove the hood lock and adjust the height by rotating the
bumper rubber until the hood becomes 1 to1.5 mm (0.04 to
0.059 in) lower than the fender.

2.

Temporarily tighten the hood lock, and position it by engaging it with the hood striker. Check the lock and
striker for looseness, and tighten the hood lock mounting bolts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

Adjust right/left clearance between hood and each part to the following specification.

SURFACE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1.

Remove the hood lock, and adjust the surface height difference of the hood and fender according to the
fitting standard dimension, by rotating RH and LH bumper rubbers.

2.

Install the hood lock temporarily, and align the food striker and lock so that the centers of striker and lock
become vertical viewed from the front, by moving the hood lock laterally.

3.

Check that the secondary latch is properly engaged with the
secondary striker with hood's own weight by dropping it from
approx. 200 mm (7.87 in) height or by pressing it lightly approx.
3 kg (29 N).

CAUTION:

Do not drop the hood from 300 mm (11.81 in) height or
higher.

4.

Move the hood lock up and down so that the striker and lock are
engaged firmly with the hood closed.

5.

Tighten the lock mounting bolts to the specified torque.

PIIB1090E

Hood and front fender (D–D)

: Less than 1.0 mm (0.04 in)

PIIB1082E

HOOD

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Removal and Installation of Hood Assembly

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1.

Hood front sealing rubber

2.

Hood assembly

3.

Hood insulator

4.

Hood stay

5.

Hood lock assembly

6.

Hood hinge

PIIA3807E

BL-16

HOOD

REMOVAL

1.

Support the hood lock assembly with a proper material to pre-
vent it from falling.

WARNING:

Body injury may occur if no supporting rod is holding the
hood open when removing the damper stay.

2.

Remove stud balls on the hood stays at the hood side.

3.

Remove the hinge mounting nuts on the hood to remove the
hood assembly.

CAUTION:

Operate with two workers, because of its heavy weight.

INSTALLETION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

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Before installing hood hinge, apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface of the vehicle
body.

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After installing, perform hood fitting adjustment. Refer to 

BL-13, "Fitting Adjustment"

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PIIB1091E

PIIA3446E