1998 Ford Explorer "hood latch" Questions

...latch keeps the hood from flying up and blocking the driver's view. This allows the driver to navigate safely off the roadway in order to firmly close the hood. Auxiliary Latch The auxiliary latch is ...

hood latch 1998 ford explorer sport hood latch is stuck in closed position I have tried everything pushing down on hood while engaging hood latch screw drivers pushing on anything I can reach lubing ...

hood latch control cable handle (under dash, driver side) used to open the hood. (Do not use excessive force or will break the handle), while you try opening the hood, you might need to press and pull

...hood latch on a 98 explorer won't budge.When you pull on the release you can hear a click but there's no primary latch release.It is solid tight.I've sprayed it all and knocked on the latch area of ...

...the latch, cannot get hood open 2001 gmc s jimmy you might have to go under the car between grill and radiator and locate where the cable went to the hood latch and use pliers to grab latch to open ...

latch the hood wont open The latch could be stuck or the cable broke.  You might try bumping the hood with someone pulling on the release.Otherwise you may have to remove the grille to access the

...latch or prying the hood up. If when you pull the release nothing happens: Get a flashlight and a long set of needlenose pliers. Look through the front grill and locate the latch. You should be able ...

...hood latch on my 1999 Ford Explorer Sport? It used to be difficult(hard to pull) to use but it would open my hood. Sometimes I would even have to hit the hood with the palm of my hand to get it to ...

...hood latch with some penetrating lube and push the lever back with a small long screwdriver. Be careful not to dislodge the cable from the lever. Pull on the hood release and if necessary push on the ...

...hood latch is at, some time hood will pop open, now if the cable is broken, the only way is to get under the truck and reach up in back of the grill, with some needle nose where you can pull on the ...