Installation

ENGINE HOOD / DOOR: HOOD SUPPORT ROD: INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION
NOTICE:
- Avoid touching the stroke portions of the rod as much as possible to prevent foreign matter from attaching to the stroke portions. Be sure to hold the cylinders while servicing the vehicle.
- Do not wear cotton gloves or other similar materials when handling the rod. Fibers may attach to the rod and result in gas leaks.
- Do not apply any load to the cylinders in the horizontal direction in order to prevent the rod from being deformed.

1. INSTALL HOOD SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the hood support assembly.
NOTICE:
- Install the hood support assembly while supporting the hood by hand.
- Check that the hood support assembly is engaged in the ball joint and that the hood support assembly cannot be pulled out.