Best Way to Open the Stuck Hood of your Car
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Most often the hood of your car can get stuck and deprive you from accessing the underneath parts. This problem can be due to various reasons like a broken cable, broken lever or a jammed hood. Therefore, it is advised to be aware of the different ways to open a stuck hood of your car, some of which are described in these slides.
Best Way to Open the Stuck Hood of your Car
- 2. Nowthe car owners often head to the repair shop withthe complaint that they unable to openthe hood of theircar.
- 3. Nowmanyof the online automobile blogs provide information about the most effective way to open the hoodof yourcar.
- 4. As this is a simple mechanismthat enablesthe car owners to openthe hood who is familiar withthe different mechanismsof the car.
- 5. The below-givenpoints help you to open the hoodof your car in different circumstances.
- 7. The hood of your car get jammed for a number of reasonsand the most commonamong themare rusting or agingof the lock of the hood.
- 8. To fix the problem, youneedto release the lever to openthe hoodand try to properlyopen the hood by taking the help of another person.
- 9. If youdon't have anyone to help, thentry to pull it and openmanually. But make sure that,the hood willnot at all affected by the pushingor pulling.
- 10. In this way, you can openthe hood, if it wasjammed. If you want to openit smoothly, then use the oil to the latch assembly.
- 12. Manytimes thelever whichis used to openthe hood couldbe broken the hood in some instance which is very easyto spot by the car owners.
- 13. At this time, you will find that the lever might be workingbut the cable connected the level of the lock of the hood could be stretched.
- 14. To fix this problem, youneedto have a pair of pliers. You first carefullyremove the panel around the hoodto release lever.
- 15. In this way, youcan see thecable connected to the level. Thengrab the pliers and pullhard at the cable to pop up the hood.
- 17. The cables are brokennaturallyor due to excessmoisture in the air. In this way, the hood also won't budge. To fix it, you need to go to your mechanic.
- 18. First find out where the cablehas broken. For checkingit, remove the panelaround the hoodto release the lever and follow the cable attached to it.
- 19. Whenyoufindthe broken cable, use the plierto pull over. If youcan't findthe brokenpart, use a little flashlight and flat screwdriver to pull it.
- 20. If youspot it, use the screwdriver to open the lock. Thenunder the hood, slide your hand, release the secondary latch and at last pop openthe hood.
- 22. As it is a verysimple mechanismto open the hoodof your car. If youunable to do it, thenyoucan get it fixedby a mechanic.
- 23. Keepin mindabout the fact that if you might takea whileto get it open, then it would get your wallet lighter by quitea bit.