Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s fundamental to maintain your engine unit in good conditions. Although, it can appear that the bonnet of your Ram P/U doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what can you do? This is precisely the query we will answer in this article and help you get out of this frustrating situation. To accomplish this, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Ram P/U and then what are the solutions to solve this issue.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Ram P/U? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we revealed before, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your Ram P/U, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Ram P/U bonnet opening cable
1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Ram P/U due to the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or due to a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may fall apart with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Nevertheless this is quite infrequent on newer vehicles, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this issue, specifically when there is extra humidity in the area where you use your Ram P/U. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities available to you and going to your mechanic seems to be the most effective and most practical approach. You will have to take out the front grille of your Ram P/U to gain access to the lock on your stuck bonnet. Using a large flat screwdriver you will be able to open your car’s bonnet lock by exerting a force on the lock to release it from the spring. Once open, you can try to find the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Ram P/U, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Ram P/U, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can generate a bonnet stuck on Ram P/U. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the procedure of opening the cover of your car. After some time, this lever may break or twist, and thus prevent you from completing the opening of your engine compartment. You should still be able to open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, a remedy is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked hood of your Ram P/U. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or replace it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Ram P/U
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Ram P/U, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Ram P/U to the opening locker. This cable may become loose with time. To fix this issue completely, there is only one alternative, change the hood opening cable of your Ram P/U. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to ask someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Ram P/U who holds the lever down as if they wanted to finish opening the bonnet. And position yourself in the passenger compartment to pull the hood release handle on your car. If this doesn’t work, you can always try to do as in the case of a broken cable with a pair of clamps. Otherwise go to your garage.
Bonnet of my Ram P/U stuck
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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Ram P/U, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Ram P/U, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
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