1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.
2. Remove the front bumper (see «Removal and installation of a forward bumper»).
3. Mark the position of the washers relative to the body. This will facilitate further adjustment of the position of the lock.
4. Turn out two bolts of fastening of the lock.
5. Having removed the lock from under the bracket, unbend the end of the lock drive rod. Remove the end of the rod from the metal sleeve and disconnect the rod from the lock lever. Remove the metal bushing from the rod.
6. Move the tip of the sheath of the thrust and remove the cable from the slot of the lock body.
7. Please note that shims may be installed on the end of the rod sheath.
8. Remove the tie rod end.
9. Turn away a nut of fastening of a metal holder of a cover of a cable and remove the holder from a hairpin, and then from a draft cover.
10. Gently press inward the plastic holder of the traction sheath and remove it from the traction sheath.
11. Tie a soft wire or rope to the end of the pull, the length of which is not less than the length of the pull. This will facilitate the work when installing a new traction.
12. From inside the cabin, remove the mounting block, press the hood opening handle all the way and, lifting the tip of the shell up, remove the cable from the slot of the bracket (The instrument panel has been removed for clarity).
13. Disconnect the tip of the cable from the handle. To do this, slide the cable in the L-shaped slot of the handle until it stops and bring it out (for clarity, the instrument panel and the hood opening handle are removed in the photo).
14. Pull the cable inside the passenger compartment so that the rope remains in place of the cable. Untie the rope from the rope.
15. Install the hood lock cable in the reverse order of removal, except that the cable sheath holders must be attached last after the lock is installed. Please note that the tip of the cable on the lever must be bent when the tip of the cable sheath is installed in the lock body.