HOOD



ADJUSTMENT OF CLEARANCE AROUND HOOD


1.Remove the front deck garnish.

2.Loosen the hood hinge mounting bolt and nut but do not remove them. Then move the hood front/rear and left/right to align the hood level and adjust the hood aronund clearance.
3.After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolt and nut.
Hood hinge mounting bolt tightening torque: 22 ± 4 N·m
Hood hinge mounting nut tightening torque: 12 ± 2 N·m
4.Install the front deck garnish.

ADJUSTMENT OF ALIGNMENT OF HOOD STEPPED PORTION AND HOOD STRIKER


1.Remove the radiator grille <Single cab> or front bumper assembly <Club cab and Double cab>.

2.Loosen the hood latch mounting bolts but do not remove them. Then move the hood latch up/down and left/right to align the hood level and adjust the hood striker engagement.
3.After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolts.
Hood latch mounting bolts tightening torque: 9.0 ± 2.0 N·m
4.Install the radiator grille <Single cab> or front bumper assembly <Club cab and Double cab>.

ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD HEIGHT



Turn the damper to the shown dimension to adjust the hood height. If the hood height is still not even, turn the damper again until the height is even. The damper height is altered by roughly 3 mm when the damper is rotated once.
note If a rattling noise is heard due to the vibration of the hood when the vehicle is being driven, adjust the damper height until the damper is seated on the hood.