The problem with the hood lock

Lock the hood - a small but very important detail that protects against such unpleasant things as self opening the hood while driving, or penetration of intruders in hood space. Therefore, the failure of the hood lock is always unpleasant for the motorist. Lock the hood is opened via a lever located inside the vehicle. If you lock the hood is not working, cause damage may be in the castle (bending of the lock, its offset relative to the car body, broken or weakened springs castle), and in the cable going from the control arm. Over time, the cable may be stretched, and tension - to weaken. In this case, an adjustment of the length of the cable lock. This adjustment can be accomplished by attaching the loop to which the cable connects to the castle. If the cause of the trouble in the spring lock, will need to be replaced. Position of the lock on the car body can be adjusted. When bending the lock must be replaced. If the lock hood is working properly, but manage it from the salon does not work, the fault must be sought in the tether. The cable can be stretched, in this case will require its adjustment. Is also possible to break the cable drive, which would require replacing the cable.