[Vwdiesel] hood latch difficulties

[Tony and Lillie]

I've thoroughly cleaned and lubricated them before to get them working. Have 
had 100% success so far. On the Audi's, this actually means two of them, one 
per side.

Tony

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Subject: [Vwdiesel] hood latch difficulties


> Tonight, after replacing the cable, I readjusted the hood side latch
> until it lined up perfectly with the lower latch.  It still grabs, but
> you only need slight effort to open the hood again.  The cable doesn't
> do anything.  You can pull forever, and it just doesn't release the
> mechanism.  The latch mechanism on the core support side seems to be
> shot.  I don't know if they can be rebuilt or what, but I'm pretty
> sure I might need a new one.
>
> The trouble is, I'm short on cash, and I need the car to be road
> worthy as the Golf needs to go down for some freshening.  Has anyone
> ever just rebuilt the stupid thing and gotten it to work again?
>
> -Matt