Ford F87Z-16916-BA Cable Assembly - Control

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Open the hood and support it with a long piece of wood. Scribe or draw alignment marks around the hood latch to ensure proper alignment on reinstallation. Remove the bolts securing the hood latch and take it out, then detach the cable bushing and lift the cable eye off the anchor post. Note the routing of the cable within the engine compartment and remove any fasteners that secure it. Remove the screws that secure the hood release handle to the instrument panel and take off the tie wrap that secures the cable to the steering column bracket. In the passenger compartment, remove the cable grommet from the firewall and pull the cable through. For installation, insert the cable through the grommet in the firewall, ensuring it is properly seated, and before closing the hood, operate the control cable to confirm the latch control operates correctly.

First pull the hood and support it to remove the hood latch, if you want to remove it. For the models starting from 1996, unscrew the large transparent plastic panel over the area of the latch using the screws with the plastic heads. Position a mark around the frame of the hood latch, so that at some point in the future the hood can be installed accurately. Next, you need to unscrew the bolts whichhold the latch and having done that, the latch can be removed along with the cable bushing and the cable eye can be lifted off the anchor post. Take out the cable clips at the radiator support bracket and apron; unlatch the screws that join the hood release handle to the instrument panel. Also, remove the tie wrap that holds the cable in place at the back side of the steering column bracket. Inside the passenger compartment, take off the cable grommet from the firewall and the cable should be pulled out. To install it, reverse the procedure or removal A few things need to be noted while installing the cable through the grommet on the firewall; also ensure that this grommet is well seated. Before closing the hood, move the control cable forward to back to check the proper working of latch control.

Note the routing of the cable within the engine compartment and remove any fasteners that secure the cable.