What To Do If You Have a Stuck Hood Latch Or Hood Wont Open
Created on: 2014-08-22
Learn how to pop your hood without using the handle on the inside of your vehicle. This trick might come in handy if yours is stuck or rusted!
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step 1 :Releasing the Hood Latch
- Locate where the hood latch connects to the cable
- Identify which direction the cable pulls the latch lever
- Pull the lever that direction with a flat blade screwdriver
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In this video, we're going to show you how to pop the hood on this Monte Carlo without using the hood release lever inside the car. This is similar for a lot of vehicles, basically if your hood release lever breaks or the cable breaks, this should help you out.
What you're going to want to first do is go up underneath the car and find where the cable connects to the latch mechanism. Then, whichever way the cable is going to pull it, push that lever and you will pop the hood open. It's easy on this Monte Carlo. It might not be as easy on some vehicles.
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