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Removal Procedure

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  1. Open the hood.
  2. Mark the hood latch to the hood latch support bracket with a grease pencil.
    Fig 1: View Of Hood Latch
    GM624224Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Remove the nuts from the hood latch.
    Fig 2: Identifying Hood Latch Retaining Nuts
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    IMPORTANT: Do not crimp the hood latch release cable.
  4. Disconnect the hood latch release cable from the hood latch by squeezing the hood release cable retainer.
    Fig 3: Locating Hood Latch Release Cable
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  5. Remove the hood latch from the hood latch support bracket.