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Question: Why is the hood cable keep breaking?

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ahectora, National City, CA, December 31, 2009, 13:52
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Hi,
I have replaced the cable of the hood only for the handle or cable to break, has anyone had a similar problem and how to solve it?

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    Visitor, June 30, 2010, 21:37

    id say the next step to try is the actual latch mechanism is probably stiff. i had a trans am that did this too. the cable broke and i had to repace it and the problem continued. so what i did was remove the latch and soak it in gasoline for about an hour. this loosens up old gunk built up over time. then spray it heavily with a can of brake cleaner. once its all dried off, grease the mechanism well and reinstall. when i did this, the hood POPPED up like ive never seen any chevrolet do, lol. hope this helps.

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