RE: 105 GTV hood release cable...

[James Barbour <james.barbour@domain.elided>]

This was one of the first problems I had with my '71 GT Junior.  Thanks 
to some advice from a couple of Digesti I opted to go in from the front 
rather than up from underneath, although Bob's approach sounds possibly 
easier.  Anyway ...

If you remove the front grilles you can just about reach the bolt heads 
on the bonnet (hood) hinges.  Undo these, being careful not to let the 
bonnet (hood) spring up and hit you, and you can swivel it enough to 
disengage the latch.  On my single-headlamp car I had to remove the 
horns to get enough room; I'm told that on twin-headlamp cars it's even 
fiddlier.

HTH

James


On Sunday, November 18, 2001, at 02:30  pm, alfa-digest wrote:

> Subject: RE: 105 GTV hood release cable...
>
> Andres, the hood release cable on my Duetto broke many years ago while 
> the
> hood was closed, leaving me in the same situation. I believe that your 
> latch
> is the same as mine, with a rotating spike at the rear center of the 
> hood.
>
> If you assemble all of the socket wrench extensions you have, plus 
> probably
> all that your helpful neighbor has, and add a 10mm (I think) socket and
> universal to them, you can reach the latch from below the car. You'll
> probably want to duct tape the extensions together to keep from eating 
> one
> or more of them when they fall off. The socket will engage the nut that
> attaches the actuating lever to the spike.
>
> Getting to it will take a long time and will require you to put the car 
> up
> on stands. Turning the latch takes two seconds once you reach it.
>
> Good luck,
> Bob McKeown
> Nashville

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