Nissan Armada 2025-2026 Service and Repair Manual: Hood Assembly

Removal and Installation

CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because it is heavy weight.

• Support hood with a proper material and use protective tape or shop cloth to protect hood and body from falling and damage when removing and installing hood assembly.

REMOVAL

Support hood assembly with a proper material to prevent it from falling.

WARNING:

Injury may occur if hood assembly is not supported with a proper material when removing hood assembly.

Remove hood assembly mounting nuts, and then remove hood assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and then install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Before installation, apply anticorrosive agent onto mounting surface.

• When installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to Adjustment.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) if the paint around hinge is peeled off during removal.

• After installation, check the open/close operation. Refer to Inspection.

Inspection

Open and close hood. Check that hood hinge rotation portion moves smoothly.

Check hood hinge rotating part for lubrication condition. If necessary, apply grease.

: Body grease

Adjustment

FITTING ADJUSTMENT

Fitting Adjustment Standard Dimension

	Hood assembly		Front grille		Front combination lamp
	Front fender assembly		Hood hinge		Hood bumper rubber 1
	Hood lock assembly
	: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)
	: Body grease

Unit: mm [in]

Portion				Standard	Tolerance	Difference (RH/LH, MAX)
Hood assembly – Front grille	–	G	Clearance	5.0 [0.197]	± 2.6 [± 0.102]	—
		H	Surface height	2.0 – 2.7 [0.079 – 0.106]	± 2.4 [± 0.094]	—
Hood assembly – Front combination lamp	–	I	Clearance	4.7 – 5.1 [0.185 – 0.201]	± 2.6 [± 0.102]	< 2.0 [0.079]
		J	Surface height	1.9 – 2.4 [0.075 – 0.094]	± 2.3 [± 0.091]	< 2.1 [0.083]
Hood assembly – Front fender assembly	–	K	Clearance	4.5 [0.177]	± 1.5 [± 0.059]	< 2.0 [0.079]
		L	Surface height	0.0 [0.000]	± 1.0 [± 0.039]	< 2.0 [0.079]

Check the clearance and the surface height between hood assembly and each part by visually and touching.

If the clearance and the surface height are out of specification, adjust them according to the procedures shown below.

Fitting Adjustment Procedure

Remove hood lock assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Adjust the surface height of hood assembly according to the fitting adjustment standard dimension by rotating hood bumper rubber 1.

Remove front fender assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Loosen hood hinge mounting bolts.

Temporary install front fender assembly, front combination lamp and front grille, and then adjustment clearance of hood assembly according to the specified value by moving hood assembly.

Remove temporary installed parts, and then tighten hood hinge mounting bolts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

After tightening, apply touch-up paint (the body color) if the paint around hinge and mounting bolts are peeled off during adjustment.

Install front fender assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Install front combination lamp. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Install front grille. Refer to Removal and Installation (OFF ROAD MODELS) or Removal and Installation (CITY MODELS).

Install hood lock assembly and temporary tighten hood lock assembly mounting bolts, and then position hood lock assembly and engage hood striker. Check hood lock assembly and hood striker for looseness. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Move hood lock assembly laterally until the center of hood striker and hood lock assembly are vertical when viewed from the front.

Tighten hood lock assembly mounting bolts to the specified torque.

Install front grille upper. Refer to Removal and Installation (OFF ROAD MODELS) or Removal and Installation (CITY MODELS).

CAUTION:

• After adjusting, check the open/close operation. Refer to Inspection.

• After installation, perform hood lock control inspection. Refer to Inspection.