Hood release/cable/latch problems???
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Fleet Mechanic
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Hood release/cable/latch problems???
Have noticed recently that the hood latch release inside the cab has become loose. By loose I mean it has a lot of creep (play) as you pull it to release the hood. It used to very tight all the way through the pull. Then yesterday as I was rolling down the street my hood popped open! I came home and sprayed down the latch under the hood with PB blaster and that helped. I will say that I have lost faith in my hood retention devices lol! I went to ford and priced a new cable, latch and release and it came out $120. Not bad. Before I buy anything I wanted to see if there was something I could tighten or adjust? What do yall think?
Hotshot
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From: North of Greenville
I've never had mine fly open, but I just recently had an issue where my hood would not close after being opened. First time this has ever happened to me in 15 years, and I have never done anything with the latch arrangement. I ended up having to make a slight tweak to the latch position, and it seems OK now.
Lead Driver
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From: Ponca City, OK
I would check out the cable and liner. Could be that the slack you feel is cable hanging up in the liner and not returning all the way. Which could let the latch pop possibly. I had to replace one on a Toyota pickup before because of similar circumstance.
Tuned
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From: Southern Middle TN
I just replaced my parking brake assembly a week or so ago. (So I vaguely remember the details)
The hood latch cable end, attached to the parking brake assembly on the fender side (I would call this the blind side) of the assembly with (2) stamped and bent ears made from the main stamping that bolts to the left side of the foot area. You have to remove the trim piece in the door jam to see behind the parking brake assembly.
The new assembly I bought the ears weren't 90 degrees to the plate so I bent them with a pair of pliers to 90*. It seemed way too easy to do.
Maybe look at where the cable connects to these ears to see if it bent or something???
Good luck! Not a ton of room to work with behind the plate of the park brake assembly.
The hood latch cable end, attached to the parking brake assembly on the fender side (I would call this the blind side) of the assembly with (2) stamped and bent ears made from the main stamping that bolts to the left side of the foot area. You have to remove the trim piece in the door jam to see behind the parking brake assembly.
The new assembly I bought the ears weren't 90 degrees to the plate so I bent them with a pair of pliers to 90*. It seemed way too easy to do.
Maybe look at where the cable connects to these ears to see if it bent or something???
Good luck! Not a ton of room to work with behind the plate of the park brake assembly.
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