 Front Hood Lock Cable Release Replacement, Is there a DIY available for replacement? |
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| earossi |
 Oct 2 2014, 05:09 PM
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I need to replace the wire cable and its sheath that operates the front trunk hood. Is there an "easy" way to do this? Any pitfalls? Better yet, is there a DIY writeup out there. I used the Search feature but nothing turned up.
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| Chris H. |
Oct 2 2014, 08:10 PM
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| earossi |
Oct 2 2014, 09:07 PM
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Oct 2 2014, 09:10 PM)  Hey Chris, Wish I had known that 914 rubber had the cable pull. I got mine through Pelican. It's OEM Porsche, but at twice the cost as the one from 914Rubber. So, I have all the replacement parts. It is just the PItA issue I see in detaching the pull handle bracket in the cockpit so that I can replace the wire pull. |
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| mepstein |
Oct 2 2014, 09:15 PM
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QUOTE(earossi @ Oct 2 2014, 11:07 PM) QUOTE(Chris H. @ Oct 2 2014, 09:10 PM) Hey Chris, Wish I had known that 914 rubber had the cable pull. I got mine through Pelican. It's OEM Porsche, but at twice the cost as the one from 914Rubber. So, I have all the replacement parts. It is just the PItA issue I see in detaching the pull handle bracket in the cockpit so that I can replace the wire pull. The handle is held in by two allen head screws in the cowl in back of the brake fluid resivoir. Either 4 or 5 mm. I can't remember. Push the wires aside. Spray with penetrating oil a day or 2 ahead and it should remove pretty easily. Your results may vary. |
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| earossi |
Oct 2 2014, 10:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 8-December 11 From: Chicago, Il Member No.: 13,878 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Oct 2 2014, 10:15 PM) QUOTE(earossi @ Oct 2 2014, 11:07 PM) QUOTE(Chris H. @ Oct 2 2014, 09:10 PM) Hey Chris, Wish I had known that 914 rubber had the cable pull. I got mine through Pelican. It's OEM Porsche, but at twice the cost as the one from 914Rubber. So, I have all the replacement parts. It is just the PItA issue I see in detaching the pull handle bracket in the cockpit so that I can replace the wire pull. The handle is held in by two allen head screws in the cowl in back of the brake fluid resivoir. Either 4 or 5 mm. I can't remember. Push the wires aside. Spray with penetrating oil a day or 2 ahead and it should remove pretty easily. Your results may vary. Mepstein, Thanks for your response. So, to be clear, you say that the two allen head bolts are accessed from under the front hood of the car, right? And that they are located in the cowl area right next to the brake cylinder reservoir, correct? I was looking for the bolts to be in the passenger compartment right at the pull handle for the trunk. |
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earossi Front Hood Lock Cable Release Replacement Oct 2 2014, 05:09 PM
r_towle I believe it is a tube that could be replaced with... Oct 2 2014, 05:20 PM
earossi
I believe it is a tube that could be replaced wit... Oct 2 2014, 06:34 PM Johny Blackstain If you're not going to replace with stock part... Oct 2 2014, 05:42 PM hndyhrr If you can find it long enough from a bike shop I ... Oct 2 2014, 06:19 PM r_towle The cable needs to be in a Boleyn, or sheath yes, ... Oct 2 2014, 06:27 PM Johny Blackstain
The cable needs to be in a Boleyn, or sheath yes,... Oct 2 2014, 06:31 PM bdstone914 The end of the original cable has a threaded end t... Oct 2 2014, 06:35 PM earossi So, the plastic sheathe is a length of plastic tub... Oct 2 2014, 06:42 PM mepstein place a wtb in the classifieds and get a real repl... Oct 2 2014, 08:03 PM mepstein
[quote name='mepstein' post='2093216' date='Oct 2... Oct 3 2014, 04:56 AM HalfMoon No one's told you the fun part.
Getting it adj... Oct 2 2014, 08:31 PM mepstein
No one's told you the fun part.
Getting it ad... Oct 2 2014, 08:36 PM jeffdon
No one's told you the fun part.
Getting it a... Oct 2 2014, 08:38 PM mepstein
[quote name='mepstein' post='2093197' date='Oct 2... Oct 2 2014, 09:12 PM earossi OK. I played with the car tonight and answered on... Oct 2 2014, 08:56 PM jsh
I need to replace the wire cable and its sheath t... Oct 2 2014, 09:19 PM Steve I just did mine also. Bought it all from Pelican.... Oct 2 2014, 09:26 PM earossi OK. All done......and successfully! It was a... Oct 3 2014, 03:55 PM |
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