Hood Latch won’t open 1996 (1 Viewer)

[Airborne493]

My hood latch on 1996 Toyota Landcruiser will not open. There is tension on latch cable from inside of the car the lock might be rusted shut. Need to get it open any suggestions?? Drill out latch maybe? Can’t see latch thru grille

 

[ppc]

Have someone push down on the front of the hood to relieve pressure on the latch while you pull the release under the dash. If that doesn't work then you may be able to get at the release lever on the latch from underneath by using some type of hook.

 

[aktundra]

If your hood struts are weak, you can pull the lever, release the latch, but the hood will not “pop up”. Conversely, have someone with fingers under the hood, lifting, while you pull the lever.

 

[Airborne493]

My hood latch on 1996 Toyota Landcruiser will not open. There is tension on latch cable from inside of the car the lock might be rusted shut. Need to get it open any suggestions?? Drill out latch maybe? Can’t see latch thru grille

 

[Airborne493]

Was able to get under the car and use a screwdriver from underneath in small hole in assembly to release the latch. Tried pushing on cable before it enters assembly to get a release not sure which worked. Lube it really good and cycled it thru a few times. I need to replace the safety latch it is really rusted. Saw a modified hack see below for a pull cable out of grille as an override if cable gets stuck. Nightmare over. New England Rust sucks! LOL. Thanks for the help! Hood Latch stuck cable

Before your hood lock fails, got a backup plan?

Today i was going to do the 7 pin mod on my truck. After opening up my dash, i came across an old car alarm that the PO never told me about. So since i was already there, i made up my mind to remove that alarm before it starts giving me problems. While removing it, i opened my hood (this turned...

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[cjoez13]

Was able to get under the car and use a screwdriver from underneath in small hole in assembly to release the latch. Tried pushing on cable before it enters assembly to get a release not sure which worked. Lube it really good and cycled it thru a few times. I need to replace the safety latch it is really rusted. Saw a modified hack see below for a pull cable out of grille as an override if cable gets stuck. Nightmare over. New England Rust sucks! LOL. Thanks for the help! Hood Latch stuck cable

Before your hood lock fails, got a backup plan?

Today i was going to do the 7 pin mod on my truck. After opening up my dash, i came across an old car alarm that the PO never told me about. So since i was already there, i made up my mind to remove that alarm before it starts giving me problems. While removing it, i opened my hood (this turned...

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That is a very neat trick, this was one of the first problems I had when I bought mine. Thanks for sharing.