[s-cars] S6 hood release cable?

[Mike Miller]

I'd guess what has happened is the retaining clamps for the cable have 
let go, allowing tons of slack.

I made a tool from a dowel and a plastic hook. Get under the car, reach 
up with the hook and release each side. It is not as simple as it 
sounds.. It would help to have a person lifting up the hood as you try 
to release the cable.
http://www.blackfoot.net/~hlm5860/tool.jpg

You can zip tie the cable in a couple places or you can do what JC did 
(posted on QW). You might find this post useful:
http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/41331.phtml

--mike in montana (AudiDudi on QW)


On 5/18/2014 3:02 PM, dgraber460 at aol.com wrote:
> Well - the dreaded broken hood release cable has blessed me with it's presence.
> The patient is a 95 S6. How does one get the hood up to access the cable to R&R it?
> The strange part of it is, the cable didn't snap or appear to break. When I went to open the hood, the lever was limp with no action on the cable at all. The last it was used, it worked fine with no signs of additional tension or hints of issues.
>   
>
> Dennis
> Denver
>
> PS Any recommended sources for the part?
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