Ford F85Z-16700-AA Hood Latch Assembly

You must draw a line on the hood latch before you change it, so you can easily realign it when you put it back. Separate the hood latch handle and cable from the latch assembly on Navigator vehicles, and take out the bolts holding the latch to the radiator support while keeping the reference line you drew around the latch as your guide. Turn the latch bolts until they've grown loose, move the latch, then retighten them before ensuring a good fit by shutting the hood. To remove the hood latch cable, disconnect it from the latch assembly, then tie a stiff piece of wire to the cord's end. Detach all cable holder clips and follow the entire cable path all the way back to the engine bay. In the passenger area, open the fuse panel cover, loosen and remove the mounting bolts to disengage the hood release lever from its holders. Reach inside, pull the cable and grommet deeper into the compartment, and make sure you have a new grommet already connected to the cable before you swap the old cable. In the engine compartment, use the pieces you just brought out to pass the wire back through the firewall. To finished installation, run each step in reverse, pushing on the grommet from the passenger compartment to make sure it stays right where it should.