Rugged Ridge Hood Lift Kit, 07-14 Jeep Wrangler (JK) - Manual (Page 2)

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3. Mount the threaded ball stud to the lower mounting bracket with the ball facing the engine
compartment. Thread on the nyloc nut and tighten completely using a 13mm socket and boxed wrench
(Figure 4).
Figure 4.
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4. Remove the backing tape from the rubber gasket. Attach the gasket to the back of the upper mounting
bracket. Loosley install a M5 bolt and washer in the top hole of the upper mounting bracket, threading through
the nutplate (Figure 5). Insert and rotate nutplate portion of the assembly into the factory hole in the hood
(Figure 6) until the nutplate is inside the inner hood panel and the upper mounting bracket is outside of the inner
hood panel (Figure 7). Fully tighten the M5 bolts with a 8mm socket.
Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the driver side of the vehicle.
6. Press on the hood struts on both the passenger and driver side lower mounting bracket ball studs
(Figure 8). While supporting the hood, remove the factory hood prop, lift the hood, and press the other end of the
strut onto the passenger upper mounting bracket ball stud (Figure 9).
CAUTION!
One strut will not fully support the weight of the hood. Hood support must be maintained
until the other strut has been mounted. Failure to support hood can result in injury.
While still maintaining support on the hood, press the driver side strut onto the upper mounting bracket ball
stud (Figure 10).
Figure 8. Figure 9. Figure 10.
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