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On 3 Sep 2002, at 13:38, Wuzmop@aol.com wrote: > I replaced the glove box portion of the hood latch mechanism because I broke it > when it took all of my weight to get the thing to open. You should make sure the little screw which anchors the release lever plate to the DASH is in place, so that the stress is not taken by the cardboard glove box itself. This also allows you to get all the cable stroke you need. > The hood is slightly off alignment to the drivers side. You should adjust the hood alignment by loosening the bolts on hinges and moving the hood slightly. It is very useful to have some help while you do this, because there are all sorts of way which these parts can slide with respect to each other and each of them causes some change in alignment. It can be useful to completely remove the upper latch half while you do this, just to get the hood alignment correct to the rest of the car. > It did nothing to help me be able to open it from here. The latch can barely > be moved when the hood is closed, and it moves it with some resistance when > the hood is open. The cable looks good with no apparent rust and the sleeve > looks to be all in one piece. When I unlatch it from the spare tire well, the > mechanism disengages the hood easily. You can pull back the wire and lube the cable. Note that the inner wire is plastic coated and I have seen that coating break near the housing end and get caught on that end when you try to pull on the cable. Make sure that it is not binding now. > When moving the mechanism that is attached to the hood, I moved it to the pass > side to compensate for the alignment, but no help. What else should I try? > Loosen the cable? Is there an adjustment that I am missing? Car is a 73. After you've aligned the hood to the car, then you can align the upper latch half to the lower half. You can adjust how far the hood is pulled down when it is latched by screwing the latch pin in or out of it's plate. Tighten the lock nut when you are done. The hood's front vertical alignment is controlled by the 2 rubber bumpers which screw in and out of the hood. Use these to jack the hood to the proper height. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/