1998 Toyota RAV4 hood release cable

WETHEREDS

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1998 TOYOTA RAV4
65,000 MILES

The hood release cable is apparently stretched out, and I cannot open the hood.
I have tried using PB Blaster penetrating spray with no success. Additionally, I have
tried using a small pair of vice grips on the cable inside the car.

It seems that the only way I can access the hood release mechanism is thru the grill,
which is fastened inside the hood and cannot be removed from the outside.

Any suggestions?

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HMAC300

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You may have to get under car and seeif you can get something skinny up there to release it. You probably have to pull a panel off or a stiff wire through the grill to unlatch it.

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Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 AT 12:08 PM