Refit

rearwards as possible to achieve balance as hood is raised from vehicle.

17. Disengage Velcro from rear of hood rear quarters and lift hood assembly up and rearwards from vehicle.

Refit

1. With assistance, establish balanced lifting points on each side of hood and lift hood into position. Assistance from a third person will be necessary to guide loose struts through hood frame as hood is lowered into position.
2. Loosely fit Torx screws to hood hinges.
3. With assistance, lift each hood hinge up and forward as far as possible before tightening screws to 22 Nm.

CAUTION: Care must be taken not to damage body with hood rear quarter bracketry.

4. Raise hood onto 50mm deep wooden blocks placed on top of each 'B' post.
5. Fit corner finishers to hood rear quarters and align screw holes with a small bradawl before fitting finisher screws.
6. Fit bolts securing hood rear quarters to inside of body.
7. Lift backlight into position and secure top edge with zip fastener.

CAUTION: To avoid undue stress on zip, assistance may be necessary to hold backlight up whilst zip is fastened.

8. Fit Belville washer in one side of each hood strut trunnion before fitting clevis pin and retaining clip.
9. Fit wire hook to front headlining straps.
10. Reach between hood strut and rear quarter trim panel and engage headlining strap hook into its bracket at base of hood strut.
11. Thread elastic straps at rear of headlining through hooks in backlight lower rail.
12. Fit headlining tension rods and engage elastic straps over end of each rod.

CAUTION: Tension rods are 'handed' and will not lie flat on rear shelf if fitted incorrectly.

13. Engage end of each tension rod in its location and align fixing hole with a bradawl before fitting screw.
14. Secure Velcro on headlining to sides of backlight and rear shelf trim.
15. Remove wooden support blocks from 'B' posts.
16. Adjust hood header rail, see Manual hood adjust – Cabriolet.
17. Fit hood hinge covers and secure with fixing stud and screw.
18. Raise and lower hood to check for correct operation.

POWER HOOD ASSEMBLY – CABRIOLET

Service Repair No. 76.61.10

Remove

1. Protect top of each rear quarter panel with masking tape to prevent damage as hood is removed.

2. Remove hood pump inspection cover and turn isolator valve anti – clockwise by at least four complete turns to isolate hood rams.
3. Release hood handles, lift hood and place 50mm deep wooden blocks between top of each 'B' post and underside of hood frame.