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Hood Cable wont retract!!!

644 views 8 replies 4 participants last post by  froggy81500 
#1 ·
Well finally I go to open the hood on my car and the cable wont retract so the hood wont lock down!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone else had this problem and is there a quick fix bc the dealer wants 70 bucks for the cable and it xmas time so im broke!

JAY
 
#5 ·
Yeah they're oin the right track. The latching mechanism is probably gummed up. Try lubing it with a penetrating oil and work the latch mechanism (not just the cable) by hand as you do to free it up. I have had this problem with a truck I used to have. Up front where they are all kinds of junk gets in there and makes them stick.
 
#9 ·
JoeKD said:
Try a good penetrating oil like PB blaster, not WD. It will cut right through all that crap.
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One more nod for PB Blaster here also. Used it to loosen an O2 sensor after my father-in-law told me about the stuff and I'll swear by it now. Good stuff.
 
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