To replace a hood latch on a 1995 F-150, the old hood latch will have to be cut out with a blow torch. The new hood latch will have to be welded in place. Securing with bolts after welding will make the hood latch stronger than that of the original.
pull the hood latch and by the grill to the left of the ford logo there is a handle push it left and there it is
You can open a stuck hood by removing the hood latch. The hood latch can be access through the front grill. Remove the code latch retaining bolts. The hood should be free to open.
You will need to remove the grill from your 2000 GMC Jimmy. With the grill removed. You can remove the hood latch retaining bolts. The hood will be released with the latch bolts removed.
Take the grill out and remove the bolts holding the latch on.
The only way i can think of would be to remove your bumper so you can get to the latch, and either unbolt the latch from the core support or unbolt it from the hood...
If you remove the grill from the front of the truck you can then access the safety latch and hood release. My latch had rusted so I had to do this using a flat head screw driver and lifting the safety latch which allowed for the hood release to open.
You can get your 1994 Chevy S 10 pickup truck hood latch unstuck by spraying a lubricant on the latching mechanism. You can also remove the hood latch retaining bolts to bypass the stock release cable.
The best way to do this is to use a ratchet with a long extension and from underneath the vehicle remove one of the mounting bolts that hold the latch bracket. This will allow you to pull up the hood a few inches to get to the latch assembly and open the hood. I have had to do this myself and it worked.
open hood go to the center latch dislodge the plastic cable retainer remove cable loop from the latch remove the two bolts from cable retainer left of the steering cable will drop thread it through the firewall from outside in reverse procedure.
Not hood latch, but hood alignment. I own a 1994 F150. I even own the "book". The passenger side of the hood is fine. The driver side had a bad hood spring link assembly. If I tried to close the hood, this assembly would sometimes lock up and cause the hood to be bent. Must I buy a hood to make the adjustment or can I adjust and re bend the hood by sitting on the side that is bent? you will need to replace the bad hood spring and then the hood.
OneUnder the hood.... Remove the deflector pins, and remove the deflector. Remove the hood latch (16700). Remove the bolts. Remove the retaining screw, and disconnect the cable. Disconnect the two push-in clips holding cable in engine compartment. Inside....... Remove the cowl side trim panel above the brake handle. Remove the screws, and remove the hood latch control handle and cable.InstallationFollow the removal procedure in reverse order.