First of all, release the hood latch and open the hood to service and repair the hood latch. You should also remove the nuts attaching the hood latch to the cross member and remove the hood latch part from the cross member. Remove
Hood Release Cable hood latch. The hood latch goes onto the crossmember and the hood release cable is connected to the hood latch for installation. Tighten the nuts to install the hood latch into the crossmember to a final torque of 22.6 33.9 N.m (200 300 in.lbs.). Lastly, before closing the hood, make sure that the hood latch works.