Hood Alignment

For information on Ford Color Coded Illustrations refer to OEM COLOR CODING .

Inspection 

1. Inspect the hood-to-body dimensions.

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   All alignments 

2. Open the hood.

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3. Remove the hood latch. Refer to: Hood Latch

   Hood fore and aft, left and right alignments 

4. Loosen the nuts enough to permit movement of the hood.

   Loosen: : 2 turn(s)

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5. Carefully close the hood.

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6. Adjust the hood as required.

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7. Carefully open the hood.

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8. Tighten the nuts.

   Torque

   : 97 lb.in (11 Nm)

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   Hood front up and down alignments 

9. Adjust the bump stop rubbers.

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10. Carefully close the hood.

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11. Adjust the hood as required.

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    All alignments 

12. Install the hood latch. Refer to: Hood Latch
13. Inspect the body-to-hood dimensions.

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