Hood latch cable

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A damaged hood release cable is a snap to replace and is relatively inexpensive. What is a hood release cable and where is it located? Your vehicle uses two latches to keep the hood closed. They ensure that the hood doesn’t fly open and block your vision at highway speeds, which woul of course, be highly dangerous. They must also, however, allow the hood to open at command.

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It is wise to lubricate the hood latch , especially the cable , regularly. A small amount of grease on both ends of the cable will prevent it from seizing up, hence keeps the cable working well. For the secondary safety latches, white grease is needed to keep it moving to and fro on the riveted hinges.

The cable runs from the front of the hood through the engine compartment, the firewall between the cabin and the engine bay, and finally to the back of the hood latch release located in the driver side foot below the steering wheel and above the brake and gas pedals. One cable runs from the hood release handle to the cable junction under the hood while the other ones run to each hood latch. Hood release cables are designed to facilitate the opening of your hood. As with the rest components, time can bring wear and tear to these cables.

These Dorman hood release cables are designed to replace your OEM cables and mount in the stock location. Using the appropriate size wrench or socket, remove the bolts that secure the hood release latch and pull the latch assembly up. On most vehicles, the cable end should unhook from the latch relatively easily. AutoZone carries hundreds of thousands of parts and accessories. Select your Year, Make, Model and Engine to find those that fit your vehicle.

Choose Advance Auto Parts for Hood Latch. Press down on the hood while engaging the interior latch. If the cable between the latch and hood is sticky or stretche it may not disengage the latch properly. Most cars are designed to disengage the cable when you press down on the front of the hood. Do this while your assistant pulls the interior latch.

Check Out Hood Latch Cable on eBay. Latemodel Restoration Supply recommends replacing your Mustang hood latch assembly when replacing the Mustang hood release cable ! The latch on your truck is the same as every gm truck for the last years. Gm has not changed the design or set up for that long. If you can get your hand up to the cable you should be able to run your hand down the cable to the latch. Pulling the hood release lever pulls the hood release cable , which, in turn, pulls the hood latch.

Once the hood is release the hood should pop up a few inches, leaving you enough room to search for a few minutes until you find the safety catch for the hood. Our inventory selection includes hood release cables , emergency hood release kits, and hood release cable handles, along with hood male latch pin springs and hood release cable firewall plugs to meet your Corvette needs. Car hood cables can break from corrosion of the cable or the parts becoming worn down from use, usually snapping either at the hood release handle or at the spring levers. Because of this tendency, if you own an old car your cable may eventually snap or become loose when you try to open your car hood.

Grab the round ball on the end of the cable in the latch , and lift it up and out of the retainer spring. How do you open a stuck hood ? Remove the screw holding the cable to the latch. If the hood of your car is not opening or the hood cable is going ba this video is for you! I show you how to open a hood with a broken cable. Restore and maintain the opening of your hood with our Hood Release Cable.

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To open the hood on your Honda you can try the following procedures. Push down on the hood where the hood latch is located and hold the hood down. The factory cable finally snapped making it difficult to open the hood. Purchased this cable as a replacement at half the cost of the factory cable.

The hardest part of the install is routing the new cable through the firewall but can be accomplished with a little patience. Online shopping for Hood Release Cables - Replacement Parts from a great selection at Automotive Store. A broken Hood Release Cable is no problem to repair and is relatively inexpensive. Corvette hood release cables can make the difference between easy engine compartment access and a stuck hood.

Don’t get caught with your Corvette hood stuck because of a bad hood release cable. Car and Truck - Hood - LATCHES Hood Side Latch. Under-dash bracket and fender mounting clips are not included.