Re: Hood won't stay closed

[Jim & Cyndi]

I am a tech for Subaru Can. and its the levelers. They are not putting
enough pressure on the hood latch.
Marc and Jill wrote in message ...
>I am a Salesperson for Subaru,:
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>If the latch is closed and the hood jiggles up and down/vibrates, there are
>two leveling bushings, one on each side of the front end. Rotate them
>counterclockwise and they will expand. This will fix the problem.
>
>Marc
>Natick Subaru
>"DG" <D...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> I had this same problem last year. You likely have got some water in
your
>> cable or latch mechanism that has frozen and prevents the latch from
>moving
>> properly. Get it warmed up, use a hair dryer if you have to, and then
>lube
>> it up with some WD40.
>>
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>> "Larry" <LVenickATcomcastDOTnet> wrote in message
>> news:zOWdnS5kbMv...@comcast.com...
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>> > The hood on my '99 Subaru Legacy won't close tight. You can't open it
>> > without moving the release tab on the hood, but it won't "lock down".
>> > Driving at 60mph on the hghwy, it bounces up and down a bit. Is there
>any
>> > danger of it coming loose and flying open?
>> > Thanks.
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