It still works , but it is very hard to get it to pop the hood up. The whole jeep rolls back, when I go to open my hood. Is there any way I could adjust the cable, or grease it because im afraid it gonna break off one of these days.

thanks

 

Haha, same-ish isse. Mine is a PITA for the passenger side latch, the driver side one pops ok, but to get the passenger side is a different story. I've tried greasing it, but I think it's just a design flaw with the leverage. Not to say that there isnt some rust build up that's limiting it. Maybe hit the JY and try popping a few hoods on other XJ's and see what ya get? Idk..

 

Items like that you shouldnt grease. I would buy a can of pb blaster. It is sylicone based. Grease does nothing but trap dirt and what not to get in there and make the problem worse. Try removing the latches and soaking them in some kind of cleaner then finish up with whatever lubricant you want. Same problem happens with door latches a lot.

 

good to know thanks

 

...ya, for clarifications sake, I used pb, def. not grease.. Good call.

 

I love that quote "whats that noise?, idk its a jeep, it makes noise" all my friends always ask what all the noises in my jeep are. I have to keep explaining that when u lift something, it makes noises!! Sucks being the only person i know that works on thier own vehicle. lol

 

Like they said above clean them up, spray them down and grease them up. I check mine out evey time I pop the hood ever since mine got jammed and wouldn't open.

 

A guilty pleasure, sometimes I can't contain myself.....That aerosol chain & cable lube, it shoots a mile. I can grease my Jeep from across the street. Even down through the window crack, (when its down), you can goo things up. The foam sticks, then as the bubbles burst the lube soaks in. Agreed ^ it gets full of crap, but in places, it ends up better than dry. With what 16-18 places to hit, might as well make it fun! Long time on a long dirt road and everything's working, cracking and crumbling, but working.

Granted, a single drop of 90W might do, but doesn't have the same look.
A locksmith once told me graphite can actually be abrasive in a lock, and to use silicone....My hood-latch is hard as well btw.

 

Yeah graphite sticks to everything. Silicone spray soaks into the metal.

 

Double-entendre much? With how you're going on about that lube (ahem) I must admit to being a bit... uhhhhh...

YKYDAXJW you really really really like good lube

 

How does your Jeep roll back wen u open the Hood that makes No sense

 

It doesn't? He pulls so hard it moves the rig while in park... Or am I wrong?

Obviously it doesn't start rolling away... But I laugh at the image.. Hella parking break...

No wait- he's superman.. Got it!!

 

He's gonna rip his cable out pulling that hard

 

Well hats or no hats I'm not worried about breaking mine and it's a PITA... I'm really only messin with ya, stev-o... Please dont get too annoyed with me!

 

Damn, beat me to it.. Sneaky