Uhhhhhh PROBLEM!

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 01/18/2019 at 15:05 • Filed to: project golf ball

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The hood on the Wagovan won’t open! Doh!

When I was doing the tune up I noticed that the plastic clip that holds the release cable in the latch had basically disintegrated. I put the cable back and thought “I’ll get to that later”.

I did not.

I think I can pull the cable and then pull the jacket and it should release, but I haven’t had a chance to try yet. This also assumes the jacket can move and isn’t held in by anything which... is a big assumption.

If that doesn’t work... angle grinder?

facw > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 15:14

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That’s a pain. On my S40 the hood didn’t open, but that was because it didn’t “pop” properly, and as soon as you released the interior pull, it would re-latch. Could work around that either by doing it as a two person job, or by jamming something in the interior release. Sounds like your situation is more complicated.

shop-teacher > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 15:25

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Hopefully you’ll come up with a more elegant solution than I did when it happened to the RallyMetro.  I had the front license place screwed to the hood, to cover the mangled hole I cut into it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > shop-teacher 01/18/2019 at 15:28

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thats kind of brilliant 

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/18/2019 at 15:31

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It did the job!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 15:32

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this is the down side to not having a grill on the car. normally you can fish you hand in there and open the hood that way, but there is no way to do that on these old civics. I never had this problem , on my 4th gen, but the thought crossed my mind that it would be hard to deal with. You should be able to just clamp a vise grip on the bit of cable that the handle would have conected too, and pull it, pulling on the sleeve/jacket wont do anything as its a non moving part.

of coarse fi you’re not careful you’ ll eventually destroy that bit of cable thats sticking out. I’d recommend using a vice grip not regular pliers for that reason. then just leave the vice grip on there.

Urambo Tauro > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 15:48

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Part of me hopes that in the interest of theft prevention, there’s no easy/c lean way to get in. But I have to believe that there’s some minimally- destructive workaround. I know there’s one for my truck. If you do end up h aving to cut into some thing though , try to see  if there’s something cheaper/easier to replace than the hood.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Urambo Tauro 01/18/2019 at 16:08

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I’d cut the hood open in a heartbeat if I thought I could get a replacement.  The thing is hopelessly hail damaged, so I wouldn’t mind replacing it.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 16:24

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The enthusiasts networks will hopefully have come up with an easy non-destructive  solution . For example on an XJ Cherokee you can pull the headlights and then unbolt the striker plates for the latches, total time invested 15 minutes, but most people wouldn’t realize that and end up wrecking shit for no good reason.

Hood release cables breaking isn’t hugely uncommon. Most people don’t open their hoods very often, and so things get a bit sticky and they just reef on it, don’t pull straight, etc, and eventually the release cable frays and breaks.

Once you do get in, replace what parts you need to replace, and then make sure everything else is well lubricated. I typically use a penetrating oil to free things up, brake clean to get rid of the penetrant, then either a lithium grease or dry graphite. Just don’t rely on a penetrating oil as a lubricant if you don’t want to continue reapplying every few months. Finding a good lubricant for the release cable itself isn’t always easy at parts stores, but you can get decent ones for bicycle brake/shifter cables at most outdoor rec places that’ll work great.

NojustNo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 17:05

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You you might be able to get it the cable / latch from underneath the bumper to pull on it. I had an old Cadillac years ago that I ended up doing that when the cable broke. wired up a zip tie under the bumper and called it good.

Berang > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/21/2019 at 22:55

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