daeron Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 well, i went to open the hood and the cable pulled out in my hand. I had to get to the battery to pump up my tire to run a shift of pizza delivery.. sorta important, i was down to about 5psi... so i fought with the grill and eventually unscrewed the retainer screw and managed to flick open the hood. questions, what donor cars will work? i am assuming anything of this body style should be the same... so if there are any sneaky differences, or if im just plain WRONG someone please tell me :- ) and, how straightforward is this? i dont need a how-to, but if you have done this, is it easy? is it a PITA but not insurmountable? or is it so difficult that i shouldnt even think about it, and instead just hook a piece of pull wire up to the latch, and bypass the in-car hood pull? i suppose security SHOULD be an issue for me, but i dont really care. i dont lock my car half the time anyhow.. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suberdave Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 yeah i have had to put new cables on 3 of my GL's now. any ea82 cable should work fine. just look at the new/used one and make sure the wires are not fraying at eather end. not to hard to do should take you about 15 min. out and 15 min. back in. -=Suberdave=- http://www.suberdave.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patkennedy78 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I agree with suberdave. I had the "external hood release" feature for a bout 4 months till I got around to replace it. This is a good post about how to operate it without the cable: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=31328&highlight=hood+latch I'd find another wagon to pull the cable from. Check the nub on the end of the cable that goes into the latch, and the cable condition. It's a straight forward replacement, the onlything that may slow you down is feeding it through the rubber grommit through the firewall. But really it's a quick fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 thanks for the quick info, this happened last night at the beginning of my shift and i posted early this AM, and i still have yet to take a good look at how its run, etc. I probly could have answered my question myself, but i wouldnt have been positive. much obliged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Lubricate the latch with lithium grease - lack of lube (hard to pull) is usually what causes them to frey and eventually snap. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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