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2000 Durango hood Cable ??


Bunky1267
12-18-2007, 10:21 AM
My sister has a 2000 Durango and the hood cable broke under the hood by the latch... Can someone tell me how to get this open??

creslevi
01-01-2008, 05:22 AM
My sister has a 2000 Durango and the hood cable broke under the hood by the latch... Can someone tell me how to get this open??

From Dodge service manual, Good luck Sorry the PDF file would not copy and paste the picture.

Rick

LATCH RELEASE CABLE



REMOVAL


(1) Release hood latch by using the inside release, if
still functioning. If not reach up through the bottom of
the fascia opening and release the latch pawl lever.
(2) Disconnect hood release cable ferrule and cable
end from hood latch assembly (Fig. 5) or (Fig. 6).
(3) Remove left cowl side trim panel.
(4) Remove screws attaching hood latch release
cable handle to the cowl side.
(5) Remove left wheel splash shield.
(6) Disengage release cable from routing clips.
(7) Roll carpet back to expose cable.
(8) Release taped on cable clip from dash liner
(Fig. 7).
(9) Release the rubber grommet from the dash
panel. Pull cable through the dash panel access hole.
(10) Remove cable from vehicle.



Fig. 5 HOOD RELEASE CABLE - CONCORDE/300M


1 - HOOD LATCH
2 - HOOD RELEASE CABLE



Fig. 4 HOOD LATCH - INTREPID


1 - HOOD BUMPER ADJUSTER
2 - HOOD LATCH
3 - RELEASE CABLE CLIP
4 - NUTS



Fig. 6 HOOD RELEASE CABLE - INTREPID


1 - HOOD LATCH
2 - HOOD RELEASE CABLE



Fig. 7 HOOD RELEASE HANDLE


1 - RUBBER GROMMET
2 - SCREWS
3 - HOOD RELEASE HANDLE


4 - HOOD RELEASE CABLE

creslevi
01-01-2008, 05:30 AM
My sister has a 2000 Durango and the hood cable broke under the hood by the latch... Can someone tell me how to get this open??
If you can't look at a service manual, email me and maybe I can scan the page with the picture and email ir to you.
Rick

FoeHammer865
05-12-2008, 10:55 AM
My sister has a 2000 Durango and the hood cable broke under the hood by the latch... Can someone tell me how to get this open??

I assume you got this fixed in the 4 months since the posting, but thought I would drop a line to check. I had the same problem and it took maybe 10 minutes to fix.

TREVOR

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