Leftie wrote:
> ransley wrote:
>> On Jul 20, 7:49 am, Leftie <N...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> 4 cylinder version. The cable has stretched out and won't release
>>> the hood. How do I access and adjust it?
>>
>> The rubber bumpers under the hood settle and need to be screwed out,
>> having someone lift the hood while you try to pull the release often
>> works, then you might reset the whole lock out or maybe a cable clamp,
>> it can stretch from friction from the hood being to low, well, it
>> worked for me.
>
>
> I'll try it. The car was 180k miles on it, and I'm sure it's just
> normal stretching. I need a way to first get it open, then adjust it.
> I'll try the two-person solution you suggested for opening it, then see
> what I can do about adjusting it.
We got it open with the two person method, and I oiled the
mechanism. I didn't see a way to adjust the height of the rubber
bumpers, though, and couldn't even feel the cable underneath the latch
mount brace. Anyone familiar with the exact layout of the cable...?
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