has anyone had trouble with the hood latch cable?
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has anyone had trouble with the hood latch cable?
when i pull the lever to unlatch the hood, it doesn't return into place.. so, since i had nothing better to do tonight, i decided to remove the hood latch mechanism and clean it (it was full of gunk, sand, etc.. if figured the latch was getting stuck on all that gunk).
anyway, i cleaned it, the thing went from black and gunky to a nice clean metal.. springs were fine, etc.. etc.. i reinstalled the damn thing and the latch still sticks!! it was the damn cable, not the mechanism! so, i still have to push the latch with a stick to get it back into place to lock (again, since it's the cable holding it open). so now, i don't know what to do short of replacing the cable.. anyone run into this issue before and fixed it?
tia..
anyway, i cleaned it, the thing went from black and gunky to a nice clean metal.. springs were fine, etc.. etc.. i reinstalled the damn thing and the latch still sticks!! it was the damn cable, not the mechanism! so, i still have to push the latch with a stick to get it back into place to lock (again, since it's the cable holding it open). so now, i don't know what to do short of replacing the cable.. anyone run into this issue before and fixed it?
tia..
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Mine is like that...latch doesn't like to move back to place.
However, I have a trick that I use to get it open, so I have no urge to fix it. No one can open my hood but me, kind of nice.
However, I have a trick that I use to get it open, so I have no urge to fix it. No one can open my hood but me, kind of nice.
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the latch opens just fine.. it's closing it that sucks.. i have to push the latch back into place.. ah well. it's no biggie, just a little annoying. at least the thing is nice and clean now..
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Hey man. Go to a dirt bike store and buy a cable luber. It costs only like 8 bucks and it works incredible. I work at a dirtbike store and alot of car guys come up and buy them. Its really easy to do and you can blast wd 40 through the whole cable no probles