Hood spring??
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Hood spring??
I noticed that some (such as Will and I) do not have a spring for the hood, and some do. I have difficulties opening my hood. I pull the latch...nothing. Should I have this spring??
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Originally Posted by Damemorder
the spring by the latch? yeah.... makes it easier to open the hood.....
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Originally Posted by willwren
Your struts raise the hood. If you pull the release, and it doesn't pop up, try lubricating or adjusting the latch or catch.
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Something is binding, broken, or misadjusted. You made it worse by messing with it. Sounds like it should be easy to fix. Does anything look missing or broken?
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Originally Posted by willwren
Something is binding, broken, or misadjusted. You made it worse by messing with it. Sounds like it should be easy to fix. Does anything look missing or broken?
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Considering the symptom and the damage, I'd say the latch isn't releasing the catch bar correctly. Is it bent? Can you tweak it back? Put some lube on it and see if that helps. Both the catch and the latch.
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Sometimes if i pull my release the hood pops up, usually it wont, i have to hold the release amd stand outiside the car and firmly hit the hood with my palm, ill try lubricating the latch....what should i use..dry grafite lube?