Re: 2004 Hood release cable adjustment?
Originally Posted by
Romad
Tried balancing the right and left corners of the hood yesterday with only a little luck. The car was in a fender bender several yers ago and has been problematic ever since. I removed the upper hood latch assembly and adjusted the two corner bumpers and leveled out the hood perfectly. "But" when reinstalling the latch it won't pull down snug and hood rocks right and left. I adjusted the nut, on the bottom latching assembly, but it locks the assembly down and won't release with the hand cable. The finger hood release became stuck and I had to use a screwdriver and force it open. I had to "settle" for adjusting so the hood will open but it's still not right. I replaced the grill with a spare original grill I have and looks better.
Never mind, I just read that you tried adjusting the hood bumpers. As far as the cable, you might want to talk to someone at a bicycle shop. They adjust those type cables all of the time for bike brakes.
Last edited by M60A3Driver; Sep 29, 2025 at 02:17 AM.