Hood doesn't latch and lock
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Hood doesn't latch and lock
So I've done a bunch of searching on CL and located a few threads where people were successful getting their hoods to latch and lock properly after using some WD-40 but I've tried this without any success.
My hood pops just fine, but It doesn't seem to lock when I slam it shut. I noticed directly under the latch there was a cable that goes across which wasn't plugged in all the way but I'm not certain if this has anything to do with the hood not latching. So my question is, does the hood have any sensors or anything that need to be plugged in to latch and lock? I can't seem to figure out why my hood doesn't stay shut!!
Any help would be appreciated.
My hood pops just fine, but It doesn't seem to lock when I slam it shut. I noticed directly under the latch there was a cable that goes across which wasn't plugged in all the way but I'm not certain if this has anything to do with the hood not latching. So my question is, does the hood have any sensors or anything that need to be plugged in to latch and lock? I can't seem to figure out why my hood doesn't stay shut!!
Any help would be appreciated.
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2 or 3 bolts sounds right. Just loosen them and there will be a small amount of play to reposition the latch. The whole latch bracket assembly will move once loosened. Mine was too low and I had to drop the hood really hard for it to catch. Moving it up ever so slightly, it catches easily now.
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first determine if the problem is the locking mechanism, they can get stucked ... get a flat screw driver , press that lever that is pushed down when you shut the hood and see if it locks ...if yes , then pull the lock to reopen ... you know it's not the locking mechanism ... can be repositioning with those 2 or 3 bolts ... you already know its not cable if you are able to open it when it is locked .
Last edited by gerrb; 01-30-16 at 10:40 AM.
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first determine if the problem is the locking mechanism, they can get stucked ... get a flat screw driver , press that lever that is pushed down when you shut the hood and see if it locks ...if yes , then pull the lock to reopen ... you know it's not the locking mechanism ... can be repositioning with those 2 or 3 bolts ... you already know its not cable if you are able to open it when it is locked .
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