You will need: a 13 key, an 8 key, pliers, a screwdriver
You need to remove the hood with an assistant.
If you are going to install the old hood, before removing it, mark the position of the hood hinges on the body by tracing them with a felt-tip pen to maintain the adjustment of the hood position.
Open the hood.
Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.
Disconnect the wiring harness connector of the underhood lamp.
Remove the rubber grommets of the wiring harness from the hole in the hood reinforcement.
Remove the hood insulation mounting pins (on the left side).
Pull back the insulation and remove the rubber bushing of the wiring harness.
Insert the wiring harness connector into the hole in the hood reinforcement and remove the harness.
Disconnect the windshield washer feed tube from the tee and remove the tube.
If necessary, use a screwdriver to remove the wiring harness clamp.
Unscrew the four nuts securing the hood hinges to the body
Remove the hood
Install the hood in the reverse order of removal, using the marks applied before removal
Removing the hood lock and drive rod lock
In order to remove the lock, remove the front bumper (Replacing Niva Chevrolet bumpers)
Mark the position of the washers of the hood lock mounting bolts relative to the bracket so as not to disturb the adjustment of the lock
Using a 10 mm socket, unscrew the two hood lock mounting bolts.
Having lifted the lock, straighten the end of the rod with pliers
Move the rod tube
Disconnect the rod from the lock lever
Extract the shell tip rods from the lock hole
Removing the lock.
Using a 10 mm socket, unscrew the bolt securing the traction control housing bracket
Remove the bracket from the hood.
Using a screwdriver, push the sealing bushing out of the hole in the body
Remove the bushing from the rod casing.
Prying it off with a screwdriver, remove the plastic casing holder from the hole in the body.
Remove the holder from the casing.
After unscrewing the two screws, open the cover of the mounting block
Using a 13 key, unscrew the hood lock drive handle shaft.
Turning the handle on the end of the rod, we bring it out through the slot in the handle.
We take out the end of the shell from the handle bracket.
Remove the rod, pulling it into the car interior
Install the lock drive rod and the lock in the reverse order