Genuine Mazda Protege Hood

Mazda Protege Hood Parts and Q&A

• Hood
  B30D-52-310C
  Q: How should the hood be removed and installed to ensure proper alignment and secure closure on Mazda Protege?

  A:

  The hood is bulky and not very easy to pull out and put in, hence at least two individuals are recommended to carry out this task. A good place to start is to mark around the hinges so that it will be aligned properly when it is being re-assembled. Protect the hood (removing the hood) by placing blankets or pads over the area of the cowl of the body, as well as the fenders. Looseen the windshield washer tube on the hood, and have an assistant hold the hood up, also remove the hinge-to-hood bolts. To install, take off the hood, and invert the uninstallation instructions. To accommodate this, one can slide the hinge plate slot in the fore and aft direction as well as in the sideways direction by loosening the bolts. To determine the movement, take a line round the hinge plate, and then loosen the bolts or nuts and make the hood fit in its proper orientation, and then tighten the hinge bolts to test the fit. When required, the whole Hood Latch system may be moved up-and-down and side-to-side on the radiator support to allow the hood to close properly and completely factory in the fenders. Trace a line around the mounting bolts of hood latch, loosen them, slide the latch assembly and re tighten the mounting bolts till the hood is in contact with the fenders. The hood bumpers are to hold the hood to be even with the fenders and grille when it is closed with the hood latch engage and making sure that the bumpers are somewhat compressed to make sure that they fit correctly. Lubricate the hinges and the hood latch assembly with white lithium-base lubricated grease every so often to avoid binding and wear.