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How do I repair a broken latch cable on a Ford Focus?

asked by Joe30 (16)

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Is this a hood release latch or the automatic trunk cable? Either way, follow the line to see where the disconnect happens. You may be able to rewire the existing cable rather than replacing. Unthread and try again, be cautious about how much weight the cable is holding and test several times after installation or rethreading.

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posted by Advisor (998)
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Find which ever end of the cable you can find. Tape or tie a string to the end, and then pull the cable out from the other end so the string runs through where the cable used to be. Tie new cable to string, then pull string out, pulling new cable in.

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posted by Chris22 (91)
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It would probably be easier just to replace the cable instead of trying to fix it. Since it is a cable inside a tube it would be hard to patch the cable together and still let it move. Plus the repair may fail and you would be right back where you started.

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Pull the lever and push it down. Hold the lever up at the position its mounted, there is a plastic holding, push it out, reconnect cable and remount the lever.

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posted by bris (82)
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the trunk lever in the car works but the trunk doesn't open. only if someone was outside and lifted the trunk while the latch was being held will it open other than by key. -

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posted by kalai24 (14)
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