Jaguar XJ (X350). Manual — part 1407

General procedures

Hood Alignment (76.16.02)

1. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Remove the hood striker plate.

2. Remove the hood safety latch.

3. NOTE:

Support the hood while the hood struts are remove.

NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Remove the hood strut.

4. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Loosen the hood hinge retaining bolts.

5. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Adjust the hood height.

6. NOTE:

Make sure the spacing between the grille to hood, headlamps to hood and fenders to hood
are equal.

Set the hood alignment to 1 mm (0.04 in) lower than nominal at the middle edges of the hood.

7. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Tighten the hood hinge retaining bolts.

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Tighten to 25 Nm.

8. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Adjust the hood bump stops to obtain the correct profile between the hood and the headlamps.

9. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Install the hood strut.

10. Install the hood safety latch.

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Tighten to 11 Nm.

11. NOTE:

Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Install the hood striker.

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Tighten to 11 Nm.

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