OEM 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Hood Cable

2005 Chevrolet Malibu Hood Cable Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to replace the Hood Cable on 2005 Chevrolet Malibu?

  A: The procedure to replace Hood Cable begins with opening the hood while removing the upper fascia support. First mark the latch position to the body frame and then disconnect the hood release cable from the hood latch by squeezing the hood release cable retainer. Finally detach the hood latch bolts. The next step involves removing the side trim panel retainers followed by the hush panel from the instrument panel and finally the knee bolster of the instrument panel. Safeguard the string termination point inside the passenger section before you uninstall the bolts which secure the hood cable handle. The wire or string should be attached to the end of the hood release cable to help during its installation. Leveled down a small flat-bladed tool to extract the grommet from engine to passenger sector after you detach the hood release cable through the instrument panel while removing string or cord from this area. Use the small flat-bladed tool to pass both the wire or string and new hood cable through the instrument panel hole resulting in full grommet insertion. Take the wire or string out followed by attaching the hood cable ball to the existing latch and securing the fasteners to 10 N.m (89 lb in). To conclude the fix install the upper fascia support along with the knee bolster and hood cable handle as well as side trim panel and hush panel.