Chevrolet Cobalt Service & Repair Manual: Hood
Removal
| 1. |
Open and support hood. |
| 2. |
Install a protective covering over
fenders. |
| 3. |
Remove hood insulator, if equipped. |
| 4. |
Mark upper hood hinge location to hood
with a grease pencil. |
| 5. |
With an assistant, remove hood hinge
to hood bolts, Fig. 1. |
| 6. |
With an assistant, remove hood. |
|
Installation
| 1. |
With an assistant, position hood to
hinges. |
| 2. |
Align hood hinges to alignment marks
on hood. |
| 3. |
Install bolts that secure hinge to
hood Fig. 1. |
| 4. |
Torque bolts to 89 inch lbs. |
| 5. |
Install hood insulator, if equipped. |
| 6. |
Adjust hood, as required. |
| 7. |
Remove protective covering from fenders. |
| 8. |
Remove support and close hood. |
|
Adjustment
| 1. |
Loosen hinge to body bolts to adjust
hood fore and aft, and cross-vehicle, Fig. 2.
Position hood as needed. |
| 2. |
Loosen hinge to hood bolts to adjust
hood up and down at rear of hood. Position hood as needed. |
| 3. |
Adjust hood latch and hood bumpers
to adjust hood up and down at front of hood, Fig. 3. |
| 4. |
Tighten hinge and latch bolts. |
| |
a. |
Torque hinge-to-hood bolts to
89 inch lbs. |
| |
b. |
Torque hinge-to-body bolts to
89 inch lbs. |
| |
c. |
Torque hood latch nuts to 89
inch lbs. |
|

Fig. 1 Hood hinge bolts

Fig. 2 Hood hinge adjustment

Fig. 3 Hood latch & hood bumpers
Removal
1.
Remove fuel filler pocket.
2.
Apply tape around fuel filler area
to protect paint.
3.
Use a dril ...
Removal
When a hood hold open device
is being removed or installed, provide alternate support to avoid possibility
of damage to vehicle or personal injury.
...
See also:
Chevrolet Cobalt Service & Repair Manual. Headlamp Alignment, Adjust
Visual Aim
Headlamp aim should be inspected
when a new headlamp capsule is installed, or if service or repairs to the
front end area have, or may have, disturbed the headlamps or their mounting.
The area should consist of a level
surface large enough to allow for a v ...
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