TM 9-2320-280-20-3
10-3. HOOD LATCH AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT
This task covers:
a. Removal
c. Assembly
b. Disassembly
d. Installation
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Manual References
General mechanic’s tool kit:
TM 9-2320-280-10
automotive (Appendix B, Item 1)
TM 9-2320-280-24P
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Seven locknuts (Appendix G, Item 58)
Hood raised and secured (TM 9-2320-280-10).
Cotter pin (Appendix G, Item 21)
Spring pin (Appendix G, Item 233)
a. Removal
NOTE
If only the rubber latch is to be replaced, the spring pin does not
have to be completely out of base.
1. Remove two locknuts (6), washers (4), capscrews (3), and washers (4) from base (7) and body (5).
Discard locknuts (6).
2. Remove spring pin (2) from latch (10) and base (7).
3. Remove two locknuts (16), washers (17), capscrews (12), and latch bracket (13) from hood (15). Discard
locknuts (16).
4. Remove three locknuts (18), washers (19), capscrews (21), latch stop bracket (20), and latch plate (14)
from hood (15). Discard locknuts (18).
b. Disassembly
Remove cotter pin (1), pin (8), two rollers (9), and hood latch (11) from latch (10). Discard cotter pin (1).
Install hood latch (11) on latch (10) with two rollers (9), pin (8), and cotter pin (1).
d. Installation
1. Install latch plate (14) and latch stop bracket (20) on hood (15) with three capscrews (21), washers (19),
and locknuts (18).
2. Install latch bracket (13) on latch plate (14) with two capscrews (12), washers (17), and locknuts (16).
Tighten locknuts (16) and (18) to 10 lb-ft (14 N~m).
3. Install latch (10) on base (7) with spring pin (2).
4. Install base (7) on body (5) with two washers (4), capscrews (3), washers (4), and locknuts (6). Tighten
capscrews (3) to 6 lb-ft (8 Nom).
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