My Ford F150 hood latch would not allow the hood to close all the way. The release cable spring was broken. This video shows how we replaced the spring.
My 2004 sable has the same latch. The hood would not latch closed and it was held in place only by the safety latch. I found the broken spring laying in that area but didn't know what it was for or how it was to be connected until I found your video. I found a replacement spring at the neighborhood Ace Hardware store that nearly matched perfectly for $1.29. Saved me a lot of time some money. Thanks for posting the video.
Oh my goodness you are very pleasant, respectful, always helpful to use on utube, you do good couponing, you cook good, have a green thumb and you can work on car's good. I know your Man knows you are a good keeper. May God continue to bless you and your family always.
Hi, I have the same exact problem ...except I don't know where to get a spring without buying the part.. any ideas on where to get a hood latch spring (the small one)....Hubert@Imagezsofus.com
The lid, and the tire crank thing.😂😂😂😂😂😂 For real though, yours was hands down the most helpful out of every video on the topic. Very good job. Thank you ma’am. You got a new sub here👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for this. My hood latch cable broke and I had to pop the hood. The part at 3:40 showed me the part I had to move with my screwdriver. Thanks!
From now on, use PB Blaster™ or Kroil™ to loosen bolts that are rusted in place. Then, use a wire brush and lithium grease to get rid of rust on the parts so that the rust will not start again. Your replacement spring is fine and will work as long as you keep the crust off it. I use bar and chain oil (it's cheap, but really works) on hinges and pivot points of ALL kinds because it clings to metal for a long time. This is from a 50 year auto mechanic!
Great video ! I wish I would have seen this one first. I own 98 ford f-250 (with the same broken spring) . anyway I ended buying the whole hood latch from ebay. The cost was $23 with shipping. easy fix ok price. but will definitely just buy the spring if it ever happens again.
My 96 Explorer the mechanic I had look at it said I needed a new hood latch. Hard to find now and needed a trip to take one off a wreck. Nope just needed a new spring. Going to change both springs I think since it's apart.
Good job you guys ! I'm having the same problem with Lexus as we speak.. first time & it sucks driving with the hood loose I will definitely try it myself thanks again guys good job! 😁👍
Well I had to come back to let you guys know at first it was a struggle on decision (mechanic) 2nd I took my time to carefully do it myself & there was the springs in position but it would not release back so I used a flathead screw driver to push the mechanism back in place & bingo done.. thanks guys for the awesome video
Thanks bro I must agree that should of been the first thing, unfortunately i was on the go lol so i had no choice but to do it my way nevertheless i have to agree with ya it makes much pleasant lol
😍 went to a bunch of auto stores and they didn't carry them but, if you need this spring go to your local "Ace Hardware" and ask them for springs, they have a hinge/spring isle and they keep the springs in a drawer. I found several sizes l. Thank you for the tutorial. Theres another way to do M it without unscrewing that mechanism thingy but your way is faster and less nerve wrecking. I did it with 3 hands 😄🔥🤬. But for real you may really need to grease it up good so it wont cease again because that's what causes that to happen in the first place. "Grease the spring and the wire cable thoroughly!!!
Better grease that rusty ass thing... might as well replace the other spring while you’re at it. Look how rusty it is!!! If it locks open the hood will fly off at highway speeds! If locked closed, you will have a hard ass time opening the hood.
@@michellesfrugallivin Today my hood flew onto my window, can you please tell me the correct name for this spring? Ace Hardware didn't have the correct spring so I'm wanting to just buy one from an auto shop online.
I searched high and low for the spring - to no avail. Ultimately, I purchased this spring - from Fastenal: www.fastenal.com/products/details/110166816 - which looks very similar to the random replacement spring you installed. It took some effort getting it on (not a perfect fit because it’s not the exact replacement); but once installed, the hood latched! But … big dilemma: Now the opposite problem: it won’t unlatch! Any suggestions?
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My 2004 sable has the same latch. The hood would not latch closed and it was held in place only by the safety latch. I found the broken spring laying in that area but didn't know what it was for or how it was to be connected until I found your video. I found a replacement spring at the neighborhood Ace Hardware store that nearly matched perfectly for $1.29. Saved me a lot of time some money. Thanks for posting the video.
Glad the video helped and you got your car fixed. I am sure a repair shop would have had a minimum of $100 charge
Super helpful..took me 5 minutes to fix my Tracker's latch thanks to this video.
Oh my goodness you are very pleasant, respectful, always helpful to use on utube, you do good couponing, you cook good, have a green thumb and you can work on car's good. I know your Man knows you are a good keeper. May God continue to bless you and your family always.
I am pretty handy to have around. Have a great day.
Hi, I have the same exact problem ...except I don't know where to get a spring without buying the part.. any ideas on where to get a hood latch spring (the small one)....Hubert@Imagezsofus.com
The lid, and the tire crank thing.😂😂😂😂😂😂
For real though, yours was hands down the most helpful out of every video on the topic. Very good job. Thank you ma’am. You got a new sub here👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for this. My hood latch cable broke and I had to pop the hood. The part at 3:40 showed me the part I had to move with my screwdriver. Thanks!
great
My Toyota 4runner had a broken spring repaired and it works great now. Thanks.
Great!
From now on, use PB Blaster™ or Kroil™ to loosen bolts that are rusted in place. Then, use a wire brush and lithium grease to get rid of rust on the parts so that the rust will not start again. Your replacement spring is fine and will work as long as you keep the crust off it. I use bar and chain oil (it's cheap, but really works) on hinges and pivot points of ALL kinds because it clings to metal for a long time. This is from a 50 year auto mechanic!
good info
Thank you for helping me learn how this works. Great video.
Great video ! I wish I would have seen this one first. I own 98 ford f-250 (with the same broken spring) . anyway I ended buying the whole hood latch from ebay. The cost was $23 with shipping. easy fix ok price. but will definitely just buy the spring if it ever happens again.
At least that wasn't too costly. thanks for watching
My 96 Explorer the mechanic I had look at it said I needed a new hood latch. Hard to find now and needed a trip to take one off a wreck. Nope just needed a new spring. Going to change both springs I think since it's apart.
a spring is certainly a lot easier to change then the whole thing
Great video! Able to fix my Focus. Thank you!
great!
Nice ambient sound.
Good job you guys ! I'm having the same problem with Lexus as we speak.. first time & it sucks driving with the hood loose I will definitely try it myself thanks again guys good job! 😁👍
hopefully you can get it :)
@@michellesfrugallivin ikr I hope so too thank you so much love, good to see you & hubby working together I thought it was a awesome video good job 😁
Well I had to come back to let you guys know at first it was a struggle on decision (mechanic) 2nd I took my time to carefully do it myself & there was the springs in position but it would not release back so I used a flathead screw driver to push the mechanism back in place & bingo done.. thanks guys for the awesome video
@@rahvisionproductionz2929 that is great!
It’s beneficial to wire brush the rust off, and lubricate the other mechanisms while there is the opportunity.
(i just went through this)
Yeah I probably should have done that
Thanks bro I must agree that should of been the first thing, unfortunately i was on the go lol so i had no choice but to do it my way nevertheless i have to agree with ya it makes much pleasant lol
Thank you for your help you really help me out
glad to hear it, thanks for watching
Aunti u could have injury the Plyer was about to direction to create wound be careful
Good 👍 video
Thank you for your videos
Nice one 🇬🇧
Nice fix
What kind of wrench is that? Its not the normal kind of wrench is it?
Its a little ratchet wrench,they are very handy.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!
Thank You easy fix
You don’t need to remove the plastic cover FYI. Helpful video but now I need to find a suitable spring
Yeah ikr, me too
Hey, thanks for the add-on tip that'll work for me too
was the broken spring making the cable not retract? and that caused the hood to not fully latch?
Must be something like that. It is odd that a missing spring would cause it not to close.
Where did you find that spring because I have searched and searched and cannot find it!
It was a random spring we had in the garage. Have you tried Ace Hardware? they have lots of little things like that.
I need one of those springs
I did an internet search and found it easily
😍 went to a bunch of auto stores and they didn't carry them but, if you need this spring go to your local "Ace Hardware" and ask them for springs, they have a hinge/spring isle and they keep the springs in a drawer. I found several sizes l. Thank you for the tutorial. Theres another way to do M it without unscrewing that mechanism thingy but your way is faster and less nerve wrecking. I did it with 3 hands 😄🔥🤬. But for real you may really need to grease it up good so it wont cease again because that's what causes that to happen in the first place. "Grease the spring and the wire cable thoroughly!!!
Can't open hood. Single older lady. Liked watching your video but think I have to go to someone to help
Better grease that rusty ass thing... might as well replace the other spring while you’re at it. Look how rusty it is!!! If it locks open the hood will fly off at highway speeds! If locked closed, you will have a hard ass time opening the hood.
Please help where can I buy this in store?? The guy lied and said individual springs can't be bought what a liar, he wants $90!
I used a random spring we had. Take your broken spring to a hardware store and find one like it. Ace hardware has a large amount of springs.
@@michellesfrugallivin Today my hood flew onto my window, can you please tell me the correct name for this spring? Ace Hardware didn't have the correct spring so I'm wanting to just buy one from an auto shop online.
@@briizcustoms9543 Do an internet search for "ford f150 hood latch spring" and you will see it.
@@michellesfrugallivin Will do, thank you.
I searched high and low for the spring - to no avail. Ultimately, I purchased this spring - from Fastenal: www.fastenal.com/products/details/110166816 - which looks very similar to the random replacement spring you installed. It took some effort getting it on (not a perfect fit because it’s not the exact replacement); but once installed, the hood latched! But … big dilemma: Now the opposite problem: it won’t unlatch! Any suggestions?