Removal and installation the hood, adjusting gaps and the hood lock (Opel Vectra C)

Removal

1. Open the hood and disconnect the gas-filled telescopic strut from it, for which slightly lift the locking bracket with a screwdriver and remove the strut from the upper spherical support - you will need the help of an assistant to support the hood.

2.. For subsequent installation, use a marker to outline the position of the hinges on the hood (see accompanying illustration).



3. Remove 4 mounting bolts (2 on each side) (see illustration 10.2), then, with the help of an assistant, remove the hood and set it aside. If necessary, remove the hinges from the body by unscrewing 3 screws.

Note: This will require you to first remove the fairing grille (see Section 4).

4. The decorative radiator grille is attached to the hood with eight bolts - if necessary, unscrew the bolts and remove the grille.

Installation

5. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. With the help of an assistant, install the hood, aligning the hinge strips with the marks made during dismantling, then tighten the fastening bolts by hand. If the hinges were removed, lubricate the screws that fasten them with a fixing compound (for example, Loctite 243)



6. Close the hood, align it in the body opening and adjust the gaps (see below).

7. After completing the adjustment, tighten the bolts and secure the upper end of the gas-filled strut to the hood.

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Adjusting the bonnet gaps

8. Loosen the hood mounting bolts (if it has not been removed before).

9. Close the hood and make sure that the gaps of its mating with the right and left wings are the same, make the appropriate adjustments if necessary, then tighten the hood mounting bolts with the required force. (see Specifications).

10. Remove the fairing grille (see Section 4), loosen the bolts securing the hinges to the body (if they were not removed before) and adjust the height of the hood side by moving the hinges to the required value.

11. Adjust the height of the front edge of the hood by rotating the four damper stops installed on the hood lock holder bar. The hood is adjusted correctly if, in the closed position, its edges match the height of the edges of the adjacent body elements. Tighten the fastening screws to the required force.

12. Install and adjust the hood latch (see below). Close the hood and check its position and ease of opening/closing again, repeat the adjustment if necessary.

13. Install the fairing grille (see Section 4).

Installing the safety hook and hood latch

Note: When installing a new hood, the hook and spindle must be reinstalled from the old one or purchased separately.

14. Install the safety hook with the spring and riveted axle pin on the hood, while making a notch on the end of the rivet with pliers and expanding it (see accompanying illustration).





15. Fasten the latch assembly to the hood (see accompanying illustration) and adjust the dimension "X", which should not exceed the range of 40-45 mm. The dimension "X" is measured from the surface of the hood to the edge of the washer. Then, holding the latch of the lock with a wrench, tighten the nut with a force of 22 Nm.



16. After completing the adjustment, lubricate the lock pin with universal grease.