Go through the gril with a pair of needle nose pliers and a flat head screw driver, pry over the lever and get the needle nose pliers to pull on the cable
actually I broke the hood release latch on my 1991 Plymouth voyager, and I can't get the hood open, what can I do?
"You should be able to reach under the hood and pull the cable with a set of vice grips" The question needs clarification: What car manufacturer and what year of make? Standard or remote cable latch? 92 Plymouth voyager - It can be done by removing the plastic housing underneath the windshield wipers and then removing the hood from the top.
Need more information. Is the latch behind the grill broken? Or is it the latch operated from inside the vehicle? If it's the latter you can remove the latch mechanism and pull on the cable using pliers or vise grips.
The latch is broken, not the cable. You can still get to the cable where it is attached to the latch in the foot-well of the car. Grab the cable with a small vice-grip (or similar) and pull. Note that it is very unlikely the cable will break -the latch typically breaks before the cable since the latch is made from plastic and the cable from steel wire.
It depends on what is wrong with the cable. When you pull the hood release within the car, is the latch not popping? If you can get the hood up at all, then you should look at the actual latch system where the cable runs, there is a metal clip that holds the cable to the latch. Have another person pull the interior latch release and watch the cable.
If you mean the cable that goes to your latch and its snapped or something easiest way to do it is basicly grab a hold of the cable and pull on it and of latch would.
To repair a hood latch cable on a 2003 Hyundai Elantra, you have to take it to your local mechanic or dealership. The hood latch cable should only be reconnected with an experienced hand. While you can use wrenches and screwdrivers, the latch cable may come loose again.
open hood go to the center latch dislodge the plastic cable retainer remove cable loop from the latch remove the two bolts from cable retainer left of the steering cable will drop thread it through the firewall from outside in reverse procedure.
I'm having a problem with a broken Hood Latch on a 1991 Plymouth Voyager minivan. The usual answer I have found is to try to pull on the cable directly with a pair of plyers somewhere along the path of the cable, normally cutting through the cable guide to get to the cable itself. Failing that, the second usual answer is to get a crowbar and a new hood... Myself, I consulted some repair manuals on replacing the latch to determine it's type and location, carefully drilled a 1/4 inch hole through the hood, and used a wire coat hanger to trip the latch. I plan on patching the hole with bond-o and match paint. I'm just putting this answer out there cause it's such a simple fix that shouldn;t force you to buy a whole new hood. Mechanics are even using the "just pry it open and the charge to replace the hood" approach!
If it is just the inside handle broken off you can pull the cable with a pair of pliers. If it is in the middle, you should be able to reach up from underneath and cut the cable and then pull the inside cable. If the latch end has pulled off, you may be able to trip the latch from underneath, or take the grill out and unbolt the latch.
you can get to the latch through the grill
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