Replacing Hood Release Cable on 2001 Golf - - My first UA-cam so please bare with me! Also, at 6’3” the foot well is a little cramped for filming! Thanks! Senior Nuge...
@@Nuge17 Thanks. I tried that and beating on it among many other things. I think I will buy a file or a die grinder to make a groove, and then use some epoxy to ensure that it stays in place.
Did this resolve the issue of it taking a relatively absurd amount of force to get the hood to pop open? I got my son both a latch and a release and it is still a pain in the ass. I just don't know if they are all a pain out of the box or if we need to replace the cable as well
Thanks
What happens if your cable was pulled out prior to the fix? now I have to try and feed it in blind through the firewall... not looking forward to it
in the same boat & its a pain
Thank you
What is the trick to reattach it to the hood release.
Just put the flexible clip into the head of the release lever first. Then push it onto the spindle until it clicks.
@@Nuge17 Thanks. I tried that and beating on it among many other things. I think I will buy a file or a die grinder to make a groove, and then use some epoxy to ensure that it stays in place.
Please let me know
Did this resolve the issue of it taking a relatively absurd amount of force to get the hood to pop open? I got my son both a latch and a release and it is still a pain in the ass. I just don't know if they are all a pain out of the box or if we need to replace the cable as well
Hi,
Not sure why you are having that issue. Ours was never hard to open. Sorry no help.
Did you ever figure out what the problem was. I have to stretch my cable out and pull in order to get the hood to release.