Toyota 53510-AC010 Hood Lock Assembly

To replace the latch, first, remove the retaining screw and tap out the cover, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the nut and unload the plastic cap on the back side. It is advisable to pry a pencil and scribe a line around the latch for use as a reference when installing the same; remove the retaining bolts that fasten the hood latch to the radiators support and disconnect the same. Next, the hood cable should be disconnected from the latch assembly of the car's engine compartment. To remove it, first remove the screws that connect the hinge to the hood, take off the brackets and just turn the latch the other way around when you're done, make certain the bumpers are slightly depressed. To replace the cable, unscrew the driver's side kick panel on the passenger side of the car. Pull the hood release handle lever up, unscrew and free the cable with the handle. Pull a thin wire or thread through the end of the cable and in the engine compartment first remove the switch for the hood cable on its latch assembly and pull out all the cable clips on the radiator support and the inner fender well. Slide the cable forward over the exit hole until the wire or string is exposed to you, take it off the old cable, and secure it to the new cable. Once the new cable is in place, slowly retract the wire/string through the firewall until the new cable comes out at the inside handle of the door. Insert the new cable back into the hood release lever experiencing the cable housing into the groove around the handle bracket, and from the interior of the vehicle apply pressure on the cable until it rests properly in the grommet on the firewall. To finish it, revert all the actions that were performed in the Removal subsection.