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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 an grease pencil.
  3. Remove the bolts from the hood latch.
  4. Fig 1: Identifying Hood Latch
    G01755654Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the hood latch from the hood latch support bracket.

    Important:  Do not crimp the hood latch release cable.

  6. Disconnect the hood latch release cable from the hood latch by squeezing the cable retainer and position aside.
  7. Fig 2: Identifying Hood Latch Cable
    G01755655Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  8. Remove the hood latch from the vehicle.