Front Hood Damper Stay

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Always perform works such as inspections and maintenance with both damper stays attached.
CAUTION: At the inspection and general maintenance, do not detach the damper stays.

Fig 1: Identifying Front Hood Damper Stay
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When wider hood opening is necessary, set the damper stay below as shown in the figure.

Tightening torque:

Refer to FRONT HOOD .

CAUTION:

Always perform works such as inspections and maintenance with both damper stays attached.
Do not leave one side of damper stay removed.
The hood cannot be closed with the hood damper on the full open side. When it is necessary to close, tie the hood striker and the radiator panel with a string etc. to fix them.
After work, set the damper stays back to the normal position and tighten the bolts to the specified torque.

Fig 2: Identifying Front Hood Damper Stay (Normal And Full Open)

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