You replace the whole assembly.

The new part from Honda includes the pull lever, cable, and firewall
grommet.
it was about $23 from www.slhonda.com

"Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Mista,
>
> My hood release cable became "overstretched" years ago. The result is the
hood
> release lever doesn't extend it far enough to pop the hood. The hood
release
> lever itself is not broken. I open the hood using pliers to grasp the end
of the
> cable and pulling. It's not difficult, but it's also not convenient.
>
> Can I get in there following your directions and replace the hood release
cable
> in its entirety?
>
> I've had the front hood release mechanism apart (for cleaning) but at the
time
> wasn't sure I could easily thread a new hood release cable into place for
the
> whole length.
>
> I guess the alternative is to figure out how to move the metal stopper on
the
> end of the cable so the distance is correct.
>
> "Mista Bone" <mistab0ne@nospam.net> wrote
> > Just did it this weekend on my 93 Civic.
> >
> > Jack up car (use stands!) and remove LF wheel.
> >
> > Remove front bumper and LF inner fender liner. Unhook the cable from the
> > outside latch, then unbolt the the inside pull. The rest is pretty
simple.
> > It took me about 30 minutes, but my front bumper was already off from a
> > wreck.
> >
> > A dealership mechanic should be able to get it done in about 1-1.2
hours.
> >
> >
> > "sat" <satadalb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:d72c00feebb1787f255cec7f9fff4315@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > The plastic lever (which you pull to open the hood) on my 1997 Honda
Civic
> > is broken. The cable is fine though. I have to pull the broken lever
with a
> > plier or tongs to get the hood open. The dealer is aksing 2 hrs of labor
to
> > replace it. The part is under $20. Can anybody please let me know
whether it
> > is possible to do it by self? If so how to get it done?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sat
> > >
> >
> >
>
>