Tighten hood release cable?

[superskid]

I have a stock 1995 Ford Explorer, when I pull on the hood release latch it seems that it is not tight enough to actually release the hood latch.

Is there an easy way to fix this?

Thanks,

 

[superskid]

Had to get under the hood again today and had to put a long screw driver in behind the latch under the dash and pull down on the release cable.

There has to be a better way?

 

[Dan Whitaker]

You need to clean and lube the hood latch. I bet this would fix the problem.

As far as I know the cable can't be shortened. You would have to replace the cable if it has stretched.

 

[robertoa1a]

The cable bracket under the dash may be bent out. The cable coming infrom the fire wall may have gotted kicked and crimped. Then again maybe the cable really stretches.

I got the same problem. I rigged something in the grill as the mechanism still wirks fine. Thats temporary though.