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Posted by: partwerks Jul 17 2022, 03:04 PM

I have the set screw tightened about as tight as I can get it, and then curl the cable around to try and keep it from slipping, but has slipped again.
Last time I reached up through the opening, and just took out the 3 allen head screws that hold the latch, to get back in there.

Any other ideas to keep it from slipping?

Posted by: mepstein Jul 17 2022, 03:14 PM

It should only require a light tug to release. Lube up the cable and all the pivots on the latch.

Posted by: tygaboy Jul 17 2022, 03:21 PM

I just went through this. Turns out I had worn contact areas on the two components that need to slide across each other when you try and release the latch. This was causing me to have to pull HARD to get the latch to release.
Fortunately, I had another latch handy. I removed the sticky latch and bench tested them side by side. Sure enough, there was a big difference in force needed to get them to release. Different latch installed and a gentle pull opens the latch.
Maybe all yours needs is a good cleaning and re-lube.
In my case, I tried that but it wasn't much better. I know I was lucky to have a spare latch but there you go. Hope this helps.

Posted by: 930cabman Jul 20 2022, 05:00 AM

QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jul 17 2022, 03:21 PM)

Posted by: 914Sixer Jul 20 2022, 06:21 AM

IS the cable sheath routed correctly?

Posted by: tygaboy Jul 20 2022, 08:55 AM

QUOTE(930cabman @ Jul 20 2022, 04:00 AM)

QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jul 17 2022, 03:21 PM)

I just went through this. Turns out I had worn contact areas on the two components that need to slide across each other when you try and release the latch. This was causing me to have to pull HARD to get the latch to release.
Fortunately, I had another latch handy. I removed the sticky latch and bench tested them side by side. Sure enough, there was a big difference in force needed to get them to release. Different latch installed and a gentle pull opens the latch.
Maybe all yours needs is a good cleaning and re-lube.
In my case, I tried that but it wasn't much better. I know I was lucky to have a spare latch but there you go. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, any chance you could take a photo of the contact areas? I am having the same issue with too much pull force to open the front trunk.

Posted by: tygaboy Jul 20 2022, 08:58 AM

Here it is with the spring removed. When the cable is pulled, that lower catch rotates and the surfaces indicated by the arrow have to slide against one another. You can see the contact surfaces between the parts really aren't very long.


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Posted by: tygaboy Jul 20 2022, 09:01 AM

My latch was fouled on those surfaces to the point that when I was setting up these pics, even with out the spring, it hung up a bit in the position you see here. I suppose you could try and get in there with a small file and deburr them...?

Anyway, there's today's installment of "When 914 Hood Latches Fail".


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Posted by: 930cabman Jul 20 2022, 05:45 PM

Thank you so much for your assistance.

Once again this group of 914 fanatics' rocks

We sometimes forget this stuff is a half century old!!