"Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> spake unto the masses in
news:B3qZb.1574$aT1.51@newsread1.news.pas.earthlin k.net:


> I noticed that the entire front latch assembly may be moved as much as
> around 1/2 inch in direction or the other. I presume this is to allow
> more precise hood-release-cable tensioning as needed.


It's to allow for hood/latch alignment. The loop on the hood isn't always
perfectly straight.


>
> My only concern is that the half hitch may put undue stress on the
> cable and some time cause a cable break. Getting into the hood release
> mechanism looks like a fairly unpleasant chore at that point.


The worst part will be the bumper and the inner fender liner. The bumper
will come off in fifteen minutes. It's a good idea to buy new signal light
gaskets, as the old ones will leak like crazy if you try to reinstall them.
Also you need to clean all the old gasket off the lenses.

The inner fender liner's fixing screws fill up with muck. They take a
Phillips screwdriver, but you need to carefully clean out the crosses with
a dentist's pick or scriber so the screwdriver will engage properly.
Sometimes the screws simply spin around in the inserts instead of
unscrewing, and you need to carefully pry slightly upwards between the
screw and the insert so the threads can catch.

Once you have those two off, the rest is a piece of cake.

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TeGGeR®