Hood — removal, installation and adjustment Ford F150
Note: The hood is heavy and somewhat awkward to remove and install — at least two people should perform this procedure.
Removal and installation
1. Use blankets or pads to cover the cowl area of the body and fenders. This will protect the body and paint as the hood is lifted off.
2. Disconnect any cables or wires that will interfere with removal.
3. Make marks or scribe a line around the hood hinge to ensure proper alignment during installation (see illustration).
.3 Make marks or scribe a line around the hood hinge using a marker
4. Have an assistant support one side of the hood while you support the other. Remove the hood support struts (see Hood support struts – removal and installation) then simultaneously remove the hinge-to-hood bolts (see illustration).
.4 Support the hood with your shoulder while removing the hood bolts
5. Lift off the hood.
6. Installation is the reverse of removal.
Adjustment
7. Fore-and-aft and side-to-side adjustment of the hood is done by moving the hinge plate slot after loosening the bolts or nuts.
8. Scribe a line around the entire hinge plate so you can determine the amount of movement (see illustration .3).
9. Loosen the bolts or nuts and move the hood into correct alignment. Move it only a little at a time. Tighten the hinge bolts and carefully lower the hood to check the position.
10. If necessary after installation, the entire hood latch assembly can be adjusted up-and-down as well as from side-to-side on the radiator support so the hood closes securely and flush with the fenders. To make the adjustment, scribe a line or mark around the hood latch mounting bolts to provide a reference point, then loosen them and reposition the latch assembly, as necessary. Following adjustment, retighten the mounting bolts (see Hood latch and release cable – removal and installation for hood latch mounting details).
11. Finally, adjust the hood bumpers (turning them in or out) on the radiator support so the hood, when closed, is flush with the fenders, and that the grille is supported by the lower bumpers (see illustration).
.11 Hood adjustment bumpers — right side shown, left side identical
12. The hood latch assembly, as well as the hinges, should be periodically lubricated with white, lithium-base grease to prevent binding and wear.