1998 Ford Explorer "hood latch attach" Questions

...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 ...

at grill for screws or clips you may even have to remove headlight assembly locate where the cable attaches to hood latch.Grab hold of cable with vicegrips or wire plyres and pull to make hood release

...hood latch will not unlock on my 2000 ford explorer. I have tried to pull the cable with pliers, but no luck. Do you mean its detached from the cable? If so, see if you can reach the attachment point ...

The hood is hard to close You can not just push it, you need to throw it down in order to close. Any suggestions? Sounds like your hood release locking mechanism is gummed up..it is the part on the ...

...hood (16612). Release latch and swing filler panel to left or right. Remove electrical connector from headlamp bulb by grasping wires firmly and snapping connector rearward. Remove headlamp bulb ...

...hood latch cable will not open the hood from inside the van. how can i get the hood open from inside or out of the van is it attached to the hood latch on the inside of the van if so it may be the ...

...hood and it won't latch closed ... I don't see as there is anything wrong with the latch itself. The release lever inside the car is now loose ... like there is no tension. I'm not sure if this is ...

...hood latch requires a lot of force to ope I have a '99 Honda civic LX. The plastic pull tab portion of the hood release cable broke. I believe it broke on me because the latch is not functioning ...

...latch to open the hood is broken. How do I open it or fix it with little work? You will have to look trough the grill for the latch cable. If you locate where the cable is attached to the latch, you ...

...hood latch, use a good pair of pliers and pull on it. If it broke under the hood, not so good ! Only way to get hood open then, is to reach up from underneath with a flat blade screwdriver and find ...