Nissan Leaf. Manual - part 415

HOOD

DLK-155

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INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (body color) to the heads of the hood hinge nuts. 

• After installation, perform hood assembly adjustment procedure. Refer to 

DLK-155, "HOOD ASSEM-

BLY : Adjustment"

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HOOD ASSEMBLY : Adjustment

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1.

Hood assembly

2.

Hood bumper rubber 

3.

Hood hinge

4.

Hood lock assembly

5.

Charge port lid

6.

Front bumper fascia

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HOOD

Check the clearance and surface height between the hood and each part by visual inspection and tactile feel.

If the clearance and surface height are out of specification, adjust them according to the procedures shown

below.

Unit: mm (in)

FITTING ADJUSTMENT

1. Remove the radiator upper grille. Refer to 

DLK-165, "RADIATOR UPPER GRILLE : Removal and Installa-

tion"

.

2. Remove the hood lock assembly. Refer to 

DLK-187, "HOOD LOCK : Removal and Installation"

.

3. Adjust the surface height of hood assembly, charge port lid assembly and front bumper fascia according

to the speicified value, by rotating the hood bumper rubber.

4. Position the hood lock assembly and engage hood striker. Check hood lock assembly and hood striker for

looseness.

5. Move hood lock assembly laterally until the center of hood striker and hood lock assembly are vertical

when viewed from the front.

6. After adjustment, tighten hood lock bolts to specificed torque.
7. Open hood and rotate hood bumper rubber counterclockwise between half a turn and three-quarters of a

turn.

8. Check that secondary latch is securely engaged with secondary striker (charge port bracket) from the

dead load of the hood assembly.

9. Check the the primary latch is securely engaged with primary striker when hood assembly is closed free-

fall from approximately 200 mm (7.874 in) height.

10. Install the radiator upper grille. Refer to 

DLK-165, "RADIATOR UPPER GRILLE : Removal and Installa-

tion"

.

HOOD HINGE
HOOD HINGE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove hood assembly. Refer to 

DLK-154, "HOOD ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

.

2. Remove front fender. Refer to 

DLK-168, "Removal and Installation"

.

3. Remove hood hinge bolts, and then remove hood hinge.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation, perform hood assembly adjustment procedure. Refer to 

DLK-155, "HOOD ASSEM-

BLY : Adjustment"

.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (body color) to the head of the hood hinge bolts and nuts.

7.

Front combination lamp

8.

Front side maker lamp

9.

Front fender

Grease

Portion

Section

Item

Measurement

Standard

Parallelism

Equality

Hood – Charge port lid

A – A

G

Clearance

5.0 

± 2.7 (0.20 ± 0.11)

1.9 (0.07)

2.0 (0.08)

H

Surface height

1.0 

± 2.0 (0.04 ± 0.08)

1.9 (0.07)

2.0 (0.08)

Hood – Charge port lid

B – B

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Clearance

5.0 

± 2.7 (0.20 ± 0.11)

—

2.9 (0.11)

Hood – Front bumper fascia

C – C

K

Clearance

5.0 

± 2.7 (0.20 ± 0.11)

2.0 (0.08)

2.0 (0.08)

M

Surface height

1.0 

± 2.0 (0.04 ± 0.08)

—

1.0 (0.04)

Hood – Front combination lamp

D – D

N

Clearance

4.0 

± 2.5 (0.16 ± 0.10)

1.9 (0.07)

2.9 (0.11)

Hood – Front side marker lamp

E – E

O

Clearance

4.0 

± 2.5 (0.16 ± 0.10)

1.9 (0.07)

2.9 (0.11)

Hood – Front fender

F – F

P

Clearance

3.5 

± 1.0 (0.14 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

1.5 (0.06)

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• Check hood hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. If neces-

sary, apply a suitable multi-purpose grease.

HOOD SUPPORT ROD
HOOD SUPPORT ROD : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Support the hood assembly using a suitable tool.

WARNING:

Bodily injury may occur if hood assembly is not properly supported when removing hood assem-

bly.

2. Pull hood support rod from grommet and remove.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

HOOD COVER
HOOD COVER : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove hood cover nuts.
2. Apply protective tape (A) on the hood assembly to protect the

painted surface from damage.

3. Release the hood cover clips using a suitable tool (A) and

remove.

: Clip

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

: Grease point

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CHARGE PORT LID

CHARGE PORT LID

Exploded View

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CHARGE PORT LID ASSEMBLY
CHARGE PORT LID ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove the charge port lid nuts and charge port lid.
2. Remove the front camera, if necessary. Refer to 

AV-503, "Removal and Installation"

.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

After installation, perform charge port lid assembly fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-159, "CHARGE

PORT LID ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"

.

1.

Charge port lid cover assembly

2.

Charge port lid seal

3.

Charge port lid assembly

4.

Charge port lid lock cable

5.

Charge port lid actuator assembly

6.

Charge port lid

7.

Charge port lid lock

8.

Charge port lid rear cover

Clip

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