Nissan Altima HL32 Hybrid. Manual - part 249

FRONT FENDER

DLK-217

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D

E

F

G

H

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J

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A

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DLK

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FRONT FENDER

Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove the head lamp. Refer to 

EXL-160, "Removal and Installation"

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2. Remove the front fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-18, "Removal and Installation"

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3. Remove the inner fender bolt cover.
4. Remove the center mud guard. Refer to 

EXT-19, "Removal and Installation"

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5. Remove the bolts and the front fender.

CAUTION:

• While removing use a shop cloth to protect body from damaging.

• Use care when removing the front fender. The front fender baffle foam adheres the front fender

to the body side outer. Carefully release the foam or damage to the fender may occur. 

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installing, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of the front fender bolts.

ADJUSTMENT

DLK-218

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FRONT FENDER

1.

Hood assembly

2.

Front fender

3.

Front fascia

4.

Body side outer

5. 

Front fascia bracket

6.

Front door assembly

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Front

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FRONT FENDER

DLK-219

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Unit: mm (in)

1. Remove the inner fender bolt cover.
2. Remove the front fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-18, "Removal and Installation"

.

3. Remove the center mud guard. Refer to 

EXT-19, "Removal and Installation"

.

4. Loosen the front fender bolts and screws.
5. Adjust the clearance (J) and surface height (K) between the front fender and the front door.
6. Tighten the rear upper and lower front fender bolts.
7. Adjust the clearance (E) and surface height (F) between the front fender and the hood.
8. Adjust the clearance (M) and surface height (N) between the front fender and the body side outer.
9. Tighten the inner front fender bolts.
10. Adjust the clearance (G) and the surface height (H) between the front fender and the front fascia.
11. Tighten the front fender to front fascia and bracket screws.
12. Apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of the front fender bolts.
13. Install the center mud guard. Refer to 

EXT-19, "Removal and Installation"

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14. Install the front fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-18, "Removal and Installation"

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15. Install the inner fender bolt cover.

Section

Item

Measurement

Standard

Parallelism

Equality

A-A

E

Clearance

4.0 

± 1.0 (0.16 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

F

Surface height

0.2 

± 1.0 (0.01 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

B-B

G

Clearance

0.0 + 0.8 

(0.0 +0.031)

—

—

H

Surface height

0.7 

± 1.0 (0.028 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

C-C

J

Clearance

3.6 

± 1.0 (0.14 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

—

K

Surface height

0.0 

± 1.0 (0.0 ± 0.04)

—

—

D-D

M

Clearance

2.3 

± 1.0 (0.09 ± 0.04)

1.0 (0.04)

—

N

Surface height

0.0 

± 1.0 (0.0 ± 0.04)

—

—

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DOOR

DOOR

FRONT DOOR
FRONT DOOR : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

CAUTION:

• When removing and installing the front door assembly, support the door with a jack and cloth to pro-

tect the door and body.

• When removing and installing front door assembly, be sure to carry out the fitting adjustment. Refer

to 

DLK-221, "FRONT DOOR : Adjustment"

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• After installing, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of the hinge nuts.

• Check the hinge rotating parts for lubrication. If necessary, apply “body grease”.

• Operate with two workers, because of its heavy weight.

• Check front door open/close operation after installation.
1. Pull the grommet and wire harness out of the front pillar until the harness connectors are accessible. Then

disconnect the wire harness connectors.

2. Remove the check link bolt from the front pillar.
3. Remove the door-side hinge nuts (a) and the door assembly (1).

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:

Adjust the door. Refer to 

DLK-221, "FRONT DOOR : Adjustment"

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