[s-cars] hood latch

[Theodore Chen]

it won't release at all.

i don't think it's a broken clip.  i just looked through the grille 
with a flashlight, and i can see the end of the cable on the passenger
side.  it's not attached to anything.  i can't figure out how to
release the latches.

i looked under the car with the belly pan off, and i think i can see
the bottom of the passenger side latch.  i don't know how the mechanism
works, though.  what do i have to do to release it?  i thought it was
a couple of semi-circular pieces holding the latch pin, and tried to
pry them apart with a really big screwdriver, but it's not working.

what am i supposed to do with a stick to open it?  i haven't been
able to find the answer so far in searching the archives.

-teddy

--- Ez Veedub <ezveedub at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Will it release from the pass side or none at all? I had it happen to my 
> hood, but was able to get the passenger side released. From there I was able 
> to get a long wire tool under the hood from the side and release the 
> driver's side. I have sinced tiewrapped the ends to keep the cable parts in 
> place. I will be changing all the parts soon though.
> Ezveedub
> 
> 
> >From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> >To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: [s-cars] hood latch
> >Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:28:02 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >bugger.
> >
> >the only issue i'd had after the timing belt job was that the driver's
> >side of the hood wasn't latching properly.  this morning, i made a quick
> >adjustment to the latching post on the driver's side, and was gratified
> >to find that the hood stayed shut the first time.
> >
> >i just decided to top off the coolant, and pulled the hood release lever.
> >there was a snap, and the hood stayed closed.
> >
> >at the beginning of the timing belt job, we started to remove the driver's
> >side plastic clip for the hood cable, and then we left it alone instead,
> >moving the whole lock carrier to the firewall with the cable attached.
> >it looks like those tender ministrations were the death knell for that
> >clip, and when i got the driver's side latch working, that clip broke.
> >
> >now i can't get the hood open.  fortunately, the coolant temperature
> >looked normal and there weren't any dire warnings about low coolant.
> >i hope i won't need to refill it on the way home.  i had a phillips
> >screwdriver, and took out the hood release latch and pulled on it.
> >doesn't seem to be doing anything, though.  does this mean i have to
> >go fishing under the car with a stick?
> >
> >-teddy
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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