kawaboy13 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 My hood won't go down on the driver side. I've been tryingto pry on it with no luck. I sprayed it down. But the latch is like its closed still. It seems like maybe something behind it is holding it. Anyone had this problem? :huh???: Help! :dunno: Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 it's possible that it is closed. I had a door latch do that to me once. :fs1: Does it look like the other side? If it's stuck closed, you might have luck by working the center mechanicsm back and forth while prying it open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 take the headlight bezel out, then the headlight and headlight holder, and then unbolt the latch, once the hood is up you can figure out whats going on and repair/replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 My hood won't go down on the driver side. As in the hood is open the latch is stuck closed. Sick a screwdriver in there and manually open the latch, also see that the cable is pulling on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 take the headlight bezel out, then the headlight and headlight holder, and then unbolt the latch, once the hood is up you can figure out whats going on and repair/replace it. :agree: or i recommend hood pins. if you are interested Check out my DIY writeup on hood pins :popcorn: http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 My hood won't go down on the driver side. As in the hood is open the latch is stuck closed. Sick a screwdriver in there and manually open the latch, also see that the cable is pulling on it. Ah I get it now, just kind of a round about way of saying "my hood is open and the latch is frozen so it won't latch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawaboy13 Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 I prued this open a while back. I've been noticing the side that messed up sits up higher than the other side. Is there any adjustment? I don't enjoy the lifted body line. Do I need to replace the latch or can I adjust. Has anybody replaced one of these hood latches? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl1200aman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I had one of mine stuck like the hood was closed and the latch was holding the pin when the hood was open. I took the latch off and cleaned it up and finangled the parts to open it. The problem is that it kept doing that if the hood did not completely close each time. I did the easy thing and ordered new one through teamcherokee. Here is a link to the parts if you are interested. Only 29.95 plus shipping for both. http://www.teamcherokee.com/Engine_Latch_Cable/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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