Subaru Impreza 3 / Impreza WRX / Impreza WRX STI. Manual — part 751

EB-15

Front Hood

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS

2. Front Hood

A: REMOVAL

1. FRONT HOOD INSULATOR

CAUTION:

Do not reuse any clips damaged during remov-

al. Always replace with new clips.

Release the clips to remove the front hood insula-

tor.

2. FRONT HOOD SEAL

Remove the seal.

3. FRONT HOOD DAMPER

CAUTION:

• Do not damage piston rods and oil seals.

• Never disassemble cylinders: They contain

gas.

• The front hood panel is heavy. When remov-

ing or installing the damper stay and hood

hinge, be sure to work in a group of two or

more.

1) Remove mounting bolt, and remove the damper

stay.

2) Remove the mounting bolt of front hood damper

stay.

4. FRONT HOOD HINGE

CAUTION:

The front hood panel is heavy. When removing

or installing the damper stay and hood hinge,

be sure to work in a group of two or more.

1) Remove the front hood damper.

2) Remove the bolt, and remove the front hood

panel.

3) Detach the tabs and remove the cowl side panel.

(1) Detach tabs (A), (B), and (C) from the vehi-

cle exterior.

(2) Detach tabs (D) and (E).

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

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Front Hood

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS

4) Remove the bolts of front hood hinge.

5. FRONT HOOD PANEL

CAUTION:

The front hood panel is heavy. When removing

or installing the damper stay and hood hinge,

be sure to work in a group of two or more.

1) Remove the front hood insulator.

2) Remove the front hood seal.

3) Remove the window washer hose and nozzle.

<Ref. to WW-19, REMOVAL, Front Washer Noz-

zle.>

4) Remove the front hood damper.

5) Remove the bolt, and remove the front hood

panel from the front hood hinge.

B: INSTALLATION

Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:

• Be careful not to catch the window washer hose

between insulators etc.

• Install while paying attention to make a uniform

clearance around the front hood panel. For the di-

mension of clearance, refer to “SPECIFICATION”

in “General Description”. <Ref. to EB-2, SPECIFI-

CATION, General Description.>
Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-

tion”. <Ref. to EB-8, FRONT HOOD, COMPO-

NENT, General Description.>

C: ADJUSTMENT

1) Adjust the clearance between front hood panel

and front fender panel. Clearance must be equal at

both sides. For the clearance dimensions, refer to

“SPECIFICATION” in “General Description”. <Ref.

to EB-2, SPECIFICATION, General Description.>

2) Use the hinge mounting bolts to align the front

hood longitudinal and lateral position.

3) Adjust the height at the front end of hood. <Ref.

to SL-39, ADJUSTMENT, Front Hood Lock Assem-

bly.>

4) Rotate the hood buffer to adjust lateral height.

D: DISPOSAL

For the disposal procedures of front hood damper

stay, refer to Disposal Procedures of “Rear Gate

Damper Stay”. <Ref. to EB-32, REAR GATE

DAMPER STAY, DISPOSAL, Rear Gate.>

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Front Fender

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS

3. Front Fender

A: REMOVAL

1. FENDER PANEL

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

2) Remove the side sill spoilers. <Ref. to EI-43, RE-

MOVAL, Side Sill Spoiler.>

3) Remove the front bumper face. <Ref. to EI-31,

FRONT BUMPER FACE, REMOVAL, Front

Bumper.>

4) Remove the headlight assembly. <Ref. to LI-15,

REMOVAL, Headlight Assembly.>

5) Remove the mud guard. <Ref. to EI-30, RE-

MOVAL, Mud Guard.>

6) Detach the tabs and remove the cowl panel side.

(1) Detach tabs (A), (B), and (C) from the vehi-

cle exterior.

(2) Detach tabs (D) and (E).

7) Remove the bolt, and remove the front fender

panel.

2. COWL SIDE STAY

For operation procedures, refer to performance

stay items. <Ref. to EB-18, REMOVAL, Front Per-

formance Stay.>

3. FENDER GARNISH

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

2) Remove the side sill spoilers. <Ref. to EI-43, RE-

MOVAL, Side Sill Spoiler.>

3) Remove the clips and remove the front fender

garnish.

B: INSTALLATION

CAUTION:

• Always use new double sided tape.

• After the installation of front fender panel, be

sure to perform headlight beam adjustment.

1) Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:

7.5 N·m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)

NOTE:

Install while paying attention to make a uniform

clearance around the front fender panel. For the di-

mension of clearance, refer to “SPECIFICATION”

in “General Description”. <Ref. to EB-2, SPECIFI-

CATION, General Description.>

2) Adjust the headlight beam and fog light beam.

• Adjust the headlight beam. <Ref. to LI-16,

HEADLIGHT BEAM ADJUSTMENT, ADJUST-

MENT, Headlight Assembly.>

• Adjust the fog light beam. (Model with fog light)

<Ref. to LI-21, FOG LIGHT AIMING, ADJUST-

MENT, Front Fog Light Assembly.>

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

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Front Performance Stay

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS

4. Front Performance Stay

A: REMOVAL

1) Remove the front fender. <Ref. to EB-17, RE-

MOVAL, Front Fender.>

2) Remove the bolts and harness clip, and remove

the front performance stay.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:

70 N·m (7.14 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)

NOTE:

Install while paying attention to make a uniform

clearance around the front fender panel. For the di-

mension of clearance, refer to “SPECIFICATION”

in “General Description”. <Ref. to EB-2, SPECIFI-

CATION, General Description.>

2) Adjust the headlight beam and fog light beam.

• Adjust the headlight beam. <Ref. to LI-16,

HEADLIGHT BEAM ADJUSTMENT, ADJUST-

MENT, Headlight Assembly.>

• Adjust the fog light beam. (Model with fog light)

<Ref. to LI-21, FOG LIGHT AIMING, ADJUST-

MENT, Front Fog Light Assembly.>

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