86 21... Adjusting Rear Lid To Fit

Height adjustment of rear lid:

Release screws (1) and move rear lid in direction of arrows.

Depth adjustment of rear lid:

Release screws (2) and move rear lid in direction of arrows.

Installation: 

Tightening Torque, height adjustment: Refer to 86 21 7AZ  . See HOOD for specs.

Tightening Torque, depth adjustment: Refer to 86 21 9AZ  . See HOOD for specs.

Fig 1: Identifying Screws

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Adjust gap (A) evenly all around without displacement and correct if necessary.

Fig 2: Locating Gap

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Check lid in transition (B) to hood for displacement and correct if necessary (flush).

Fig 3: Identifying Lid In Transition To Hood

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To align lid in transverse direction, you can install or remove plastic washers (3) between hinge bracket (1) and mounting bracket (2).

Installation: 

There must always be a plastic washer (3) fitted on left and right sides of mounting bracket (2). Plastic washers are available in thicknesses of 1 mm and 3 mm.

Fig 4: Identifying Plastic Washer And Mounting Bracket

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Check lid in transition (C) to hood (flush) and correct if necessary. Correction is made by inserting or omitting plastic washers (refer to Fig 4).

Fig 5: Identifying Lid In Transition To Hood

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