How to correctly replace the hood cable on a VAZ-2107

VAZ 2107 hood cable replacement

The hood lock of the VAZ 2107 has a fairly simple structure and consists of the following parts:

• stamped steel body;
• return spring;
• hood ejector;
• cable (wire or regular);
• interior handle.

Hood lock device

Despite such a simple structure, it is periodically necessary to repair some parts and adjust the operation of the mechanism. Often, adjustment is necessary when there are problems with closing or opening the hood. If any of its components break, it is necessary to replace the lock with a new one. It is also not uncommon for the cable to break, in which case it is replaced.

How to adjust the hood lock

If for some reason the hood of your car does not want to close normally or there is a slight or noticeable knocking sound when driving, then there is a need to adjust the lock in the vertical direction. All we need for this is just a 10 mm wrench and a screwdriver:

• loosen the nuts securing the lock to a small angle;
• move up or down to select the lock position;
• tighten the nuts and check the operation of the lock, repeat the steps again if necessary.

When adjusted correctly, the hood should close and open well, without much effort. In good condition, the hood should close completely when lowered from a height of 30-35 cm.

Video on setting up the ejector, the hood does not “fly out” when opening

The adjustment process on the selected car model

The device of the hood lock VAZ 2108/2109/21099

To begin with, open and fix the hood

Let's pay attention to the lock and try to understand the principle of its operation.

The photo shows the main elements of the castle:

1. Lock latch spring
2. Lock-nut
3. Latch
4. Safety hook
5. Safety hook handle.

From what we saw, it follows that after we pulled the opening handle in the cabin, the cable opens the latch, which releases the lock latch. Thanks to the latch spring, the hood “jumps” up, but it is still held half-open by the safety hook. And only by pressing the handle of the safety hook, we can fully open it and gain access to the engine compartment. Quite a reliable system. At first sight…

Vertical adjustment of the lock

If the hood does not want to close normally (you slam it, put pressure on it, but it still closes with difficulty, or does not lock in the closed position at all), or a rattling noise appears when driving on our perfectly smooth roads (sometimes it is noticeable even just when the engine), then adjustment in the vertical direction is necessary. Namely, adjusting the length of the lock latch.

To do this, use a 19 mm wrench to loosen the lock nut on the latch, holding the latch itself from turning with a flat-head screwdriver.

If the hood is poorly or not at all fixed in the closed position, then you need to slightly increase the length of the latch, which we will achieve by unscrewing it with a screwdriver.

If the hood rattles, on the contrary, you need to shorten the latch by tightening it several turns inward. The required latch length is determined experimentally.

Got rid of the problem? Then tighten the locknut (don’t forget to hold the latch with a screwdriver), check it again and rejoice!

Horizontal adjustment of the lock

If there are problems with opening, or if there is a metallic knock when closing, the lock requires horizontal adjustment.

To do this, we also loosen the lock nut and slightly move (not twist, but move) the latch in the desired direction.

When adjusted correctly, everything should close and open well. Without any effort. Ideally, the hood should slam shut completely when released from a height of 20-30 cm and snap open when pulled by the drive handle in the cabin, only being secured by a safety hook.

Hood lock VAZ 2107

A hood lock is one of the main means of protecting a car, reducing the likelihood of theft and disassembly of the vehicle into parts. The VAZ 2107 is equipped with a mechanical lock, which is opened with a special handle from the interior.

Lock device

The hood lock of the "seven" has a fairly simple structure and consists of a housing, a spring, an ejector, a cable and a handle. Despite the simplicity of the design, sometimes there is a need to adjust or replace the mechanism. Adjustment is usually needed when closing the hood is problematic. A new lock has to be installed if its elements are worn out, i.e. when the car is far from new. In addition, there are situations when the cable breaks, resulting in its replacement. All these points are worth dwelling on in more detail.

How to adjust the hood lock

The main goal that is pursued when adjusting the hood lock on a VAZ 2107 is to achieve its high-quality operation, i.e., there should not be any difficulties when closing and opening. If the mechanism does not lock the hood securely or requires a lot of force to open it, then adjustment will help correct the situation. The procedure boils down to the following steps:

1. Using a marker, outline the contours of the hood lock.
2. Loosen the two nuts securing the mechanism with a 10mm wrench.
3. Move the lock body in the desired direction, tighten the nuts and check the operation of the device.
4. If necessary, the sequence of actions is repeated.

Photo gallery: adjusting the hood lock of the VAZ 2107

Hood cable

The cable transmits the force applied by the driver from the hood opening handle to the lock. There are situations when the cable needs to be replaced:

• the cable moves with difficulty in the braid;
• several threads of the lock drive have broken;
• the lock rusted, which subsequently led to the cable breaking.

How to remove the cable

Before you begin replacing the hood cable, you will need to prepare the following list of necessary items:

• socket head or wrench 10;
• flat screwdriver;
• narrow nose pliers;
• marker.

Direct replacement of the engine compartment lid cable on a “classic” is carried out in the following order:

1. Open the hood.
2. The lock is circled with a marker so that upon completion of the work its location can be seen.
3. Remove the two clamps that secure the cable to the body. It is best to use a flat-head screwdriver for these purposes.
4. The edge of the cable is aligned with narrow-nose pliers, after which the fixing sleeve located on the flexible element is moved.
5. Remove the cable from the fastener on the lock.
6. The lock is dismantled by unscrewing two 10mm nuts with a key or socket and removing the mechanism.
7. Inside the car, use narrow-nose pliers to remove the cable from the braid.
8. Find a rubber seal in the engine compartment and remove it using a flat screwdriver. Next, remove the cable sheath.
9. The hood cable that had become unusable was removed.

Video: replacing the hood cable on the “seven”

How to install a cable

After completing the dismantling of the hood cable on the VAZ 2107, you can install a new part. The whole process is done in reverse order:

The lock drive is inserted into the hole in the lock control handle.

How to open the hood if the cable is broken

A broken hood cable on a 7 is one of the unpleasant moments that can take the owner by surprise. The situation is difficult, but solvable. There are several options that will resolve this problem, so let's look at each of them.

1. Broken cable near the lock drive handle. This type of breakdown is one of the simplest, since using pliers you can pull the flexible element and open the lock.
2. If the cable does not break near the lock or lever, you can try to remove it through the grille in the hood. To open the lock, you need to bend a hook made of stiff wire, thread it through the grille and pull the lock drive with pliers. To make the procedure easier, it is recommended to press the hood down in the area of ​​the locking mechanism.
3. The lock drive can be pulled not through the air duct, but into the space between the body and the hood. In this case, the engine compartment lid is raised as much as possible, for which you can use a wooden block of suitable size: it will prevent the hood from returning to its place. To avoid damaging the paint coating, the wooden part is wrapped in rags. After removing the cable, all that remains is to pull it.
4. If the lock drive breaks directly next to the mechanism, then attempts to remove it will not give any result. Since the hood lock on the VAZ 2107 is located near the windshield, the only thing left to do is to try to hook the lock mechanism with a wire loop at the place where the cable is attached and pull this part. The procedure is not easy, but sometimes in the current situation there is no other way out.

Opening the hood if the cable breaks

Several times I personally had to deal with the problem of how to open the hood on a classic. The lock is frozen, or the rod is rusty, or the cable is completely torn. The problem is how to open the hood with your own hands? So that you understand what we are talking about, here is a picture of the classic hood lock drive.

VAZ classic lock drive diagram

If the traction cable has stretched out over time, and the plastic jacket has broken or slipped through, the traction cable itself has rusted and therefore does not move well in the shirt, the lock has become difficult to open or is simply frozen - in such cases, opening the hood lock of the VAZ 2107 in the usual way, using a lever, will not work A couple of helpful tips before you start opening:

To make it a little more convenient for you to work, I suggest lifting the hood a little on the driver’s side and placing a centimeter (or even two-centimeter) wooden block or something like it; the block can be wrapped with a rag to preserve the delicate paintwork. In the resulting gap, you can successfully monitor the , what happens in the engine compartment, then when you catch our pimp with a hook. The main thing is not to overdo it with pulling the locked hood, so as not to break it, then the wire will no longer be needed and the cost of repairs will increase. The hood grille, exactly the one through which you will fish for the pimp you need to wrap it with adhesive tape or electrical tape in several layers, in the very places where you will insert the wire. This measure will help you protect the coating of the hood grille from scratches and chips. After a detailed understanding of the essence of the issue, it turns out that you can open the lock on the hood of a VAZ 21074 when the cable has come off. thirty seconds and a couple of attempts Until the moment of understanding what and how to do, two hours of attempts and trials passed, the most important thing was to figure out that the wire hook is bent upwards. There is zero information on the Internet about such a basic thing. Although people are constantly faced with such nonsense, both acquaintances and friends. I’ll add an important clarification - if you pull the wire in the direction of the driver's seat, as the standard cable pulls, then luck is on your side. I hope the tips in this article will help you save a couple of hours of personal time and allow you to preserve the hood and its coating

Opening methods

Universal instructions for opening have not yet been invented; there are several ways:

Close-up of the VAZ hood lock removed from the car

Method one: With this method, you need to make a loop (see photo below) from strong and elastic wire, then throw this loop over the “mushroom” of your hood lock, exactly where the rod was secured, and then pull

Throw a wire hook over the lock mushroom and pull

• You can get to the lock by lifting the hood on one side, slip a small block of wood under it, as mentioned above
• Experts say that the second way is through the air intake (see: We make the air intake for the hood of a vase ourselves)
• Method two: Raise the corner of the hood on the driver's side, cling with a strong hook to the broken cable itself, lower the hood, press it a little in the lock area and pull firmly on the hook - once the hood opens
• Method three: In such a case, you can try to use pliers to hook the cable in the handle that opens the hood from the passenger compartment and pull it rather than pull it
• If the cable breaks near the lock, then you just have to try the first method
• If the traction cable breaks somewhere in the middle, then lifting the corner of the hood on the driver's side, using a strong hook to grab the cable jacket and pull
• As soon as you can reach it with your hand, grab it with your hand and pull the entire shirt out
• We hook onto a piece of the cable going to the lock with pliers and pull, the hood opens
• If the opening handle comes off in the passenger compartment, or next to it, the third method is suitable

That's all, there is no particular need for a video here, remember the tips, perhaps they will be useful to your friends.

How to replace a cable

No special measures are required prior to the replacement itself.
The only tools you need to prepare are a 10mm wrench and a flat-head screwdriver. Next, fold back the hood lid and lock it in this position. Now you need to remove the plastic clamps from the holes intended for them. This is done with a screwdriver. As a result, the cable will be released in the area between the engine compartment and the car interior. Do not use much force to avoid damaging the paint layer.

Now go to the castle. Here, move to the side the bushing that prevents the bent tail of the cable from straightening. Carefully align the tip of the latter and release it.

Using a 10mm socket wrench, remove the pair of nuts holding the lock in place. Before removing, be sure to outline the housing with a marker - this will avoid the need to adjust it after reinstallation.

In the engine compartment, find the end of the handle that opens the hood. Slide the protective cover and disconnect the cable in the same way as described above.

Now nothing prevents you from removing the damaged flexible rod.

Tools and algorithm for troubleshooting cable faults

Since the design of the VAZ 2107 does not provide for the presence of complex components and parts, to replace the cable you only need a 10-mm wrench and a flat-head screwdriver. Next, open the hood and perform the following sequence of actions:

• Release the cable. To do this, you need to remove the ends of the plastic clamps from the holes that secure the cable to the partition separating the interior from the engine compartment. The operation is performed using a flat-head screwdriver.
• Disconnect the cable. It is enough to straighten the bent end of the lock mechanism, then moving away the fixing sleeve.
• Disconnect the hood lock of the VAZ 2107 from the body. Having marked the previous location of the lock with a marker, you need to unscrew the two nuts securing the mechanism. This procedure will make it easier to install the part in place.

Hood lock VAZ

• Pull out the cable. The operation is performed from inside the car, since the handle responsible for opening the hood is located just below the dashboard of the car.
• Remove the casing. It is located in the hole in the partition that separates the engine compartment from the passenger compartment.
• Insert a new cable. This manipulation again takes place from the interior. A new product is inserted into the lock control handle, replacing the damaged part.
• Put on the cover. It is most convenient to perform this operation from the engine compartment of the car.
• Attach the lock to the place marked with a marker. If installed correctly and securely, no further adjustment may be necessary.
• Hook the cable onto the lock. Having secured the product in a tense state with the help of a sleeve, bend the end of the lock. This way, unwanted loosening of the cable can be avoided in the future.

If anyone has noticed, most cars have a cable-operated hood opening mechanism. Using a cable, the lock is activated, thereby opening the engine compartment lid. The product in question should be replaced not only when it fails, but also in the following situations:

• when opening the hood, a slight movement of the cable inside the plastic jacket is detected;
• if in order to operate the opening lever it is necessary to exert considerable force on the lever;
• when rust is detected on the lock of the engine compartment cover, which ultimately leads to rapid wear of the cable.

Price of spare parts and repairs

First of all, you should decide whether you will repair it yourself or go to a service station. The cost of a hood cable depends on the make and model of the car; in many modern ones, an entire electronic mechanism is installed instead of a handle.

On average, the price starts from $2-3 for domestic cars and from $10-15 for foreign cars. Mechanisms in the cabin will cost depending on the model, regular mechanical ones are about 5-10 $ per set for domestic cars and 15-20 for foreign cars. If electronics are installed, then such a set will cost from $30.

The average cost of replacing a car hood cable at a service station, including the procedure of opening the old one, will cost from $15. Not to say that it is expensive, but there is not much work for such a price. At home everything will be much cheaper.

Video of opening the hood with a broken cable:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UgSVmxtFUTA

Purpose and causes of malfunction

Hood lock cable for VAZ 2107

Hood locking mechanism diagram

The cable transmits the force applied by the driver from the hood release lever to the hood lock. Situations in which replacement is necessary are listed below.

• Over time, the cable began to move poorly inside the plastic jacket.
• Several threads of the cable broke, as a result of which it became longer and the force simply did not reach the hood lock.
• The hood latch is rusty, its parts have lost mobility, as a result, the driver is forced to pull the hood opening lever harder, which ultimately leads to a break.

Hood lock device

VAZ classics from 2101 to 2107 provide for opening the lid in the direction from the windshield. Starting from the VAZ 2108, the unit opens in the opposite direction. These modifications to the cover did not affect the design of the lock: both the VAZ 2115 and the “kopek” are supposed to have the same parts of the locking mechanism with minimal changes.

The same standard cables are suitable for VAZs up to and including model 7. From the eighth model onwards, the length of the standard cable has been increased by 90%.

Main details (using example 2109):

• pin;
• cup lower, upper;
• safety hook;
• lock washer;
• latch spring;
• lock spring;
• hook axis;
• cable jacket;
• cable;
• pen.

The operating principle is extremely simple. When the lid is closed, the locking pin fits into the frame hole and is held in place by a spring. With the help of a cable from the handle of the assembly in the cabin, the pin is released, the hood bounces slightly, held by the safety hook. A second press on the cover removes the hook and the engine compartment opens.

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Replacing the Hood Cable of a VAZ 2101

replacement exhaust cable VAZ 2107

Every year more and more foreign cars appear on Russian roads. They are represented by both moderate small cars and luxury sedans priced at several hundred thousand dollars. Despite this, in the last century, many people were and remain owners of a car made by Russian engineers. These cars include the VAZ 2107.

Cable VAZ 2107 hood

Naturally, there are models released in the early 2000s, and they are not immune to breakdowns. Some require 100 calls, but most are repaired by the owners themselves. Problems with the cable that controls the hood latch have become widespread. At first glance, such a malfunction can be easily eliminated, since there are many devices and the procedure itself is simple. But for new and experienced car enthusiasts, it is useful to familiarize yourself with some of the intricacies of replacing this part.

Recommended literature on repair and maintenance of the VAZ 2107:

Cable Tools and Algorithm

Since the design of the VAZ 2107 does not require complex components and parts, replacing the cable requires only 10 wrenches and a flat-head screwdriver. Next open the hood and follow these steps:

• Release the cable.
  To do this, remove the ends of the plastic clips from the holes that secure the cable to the partition separating the interior from the engine compartment. The operation is performed using a flat-head screwdriver.
• Disconnect the cable.
  Simply straighten the bent end of the locking mechanism by sliding the mounting sleeve back.
• Disconnect the hood lock of the VAZ 2107 from the body.
  When marking the previous location of the lock with a marker, you need to unscrew the two nuts that secure the mechanism. This procedure will make it easier to install the part on site.

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Installation

Next, it remains to install a working cable in place of the broken one. Here, the end on the side of the hood opening handle is first secured. Insert the element as far as it will go and secure it. Place the casing on the cable. First inject a little motor oil into it with a syringe for better glide.

Now the important point - install the lock in place. Attach it to the studs and place it exactly within the previously outlined limits. Tighten the nuts thoroughly. If done carefully, subsequent adjustments will probably not be necessary.

All that remains is to hook the rod onto the mechanism. The end of the cable is stretched with pliers, bent and clamped with a sleeve.

This completes the replacement. You just have to make sure that the element does not dangle. The check is carried out like this:

• invite an assistant;
• ask him to pull the handle out of the interior several times and then release it;
• If the latch slides all the way in and returns, then everything is fine.

When the tongue does not have enough amplitude, the cable will have to be tightened even more.

The hood cable of the VAZ 2107 is broken, how to open it

The hood of the “seven” opens with a lever installed on the left under the dashboard. When everything is in order, this operation does not create the slightest problem. The question is “how to open the hood of a VAZ 2107?” occurs when the lock drive cable breaks or the lock itself fails. There is a way out of this situation, but how difficult it is depends on the broken part or the location of the break.

Functions of the hood of the VAZ 2107

The main purpose of the hood of any car is to protect the engine, ignition system and other components located in the engine compartment. It protects both from the negative impact of natural factors and from the actions of intruders. The strength and durability of the engine compartment cover of the VAZ 2107 is ensured by the fact that it is made from the same rolled steel as the entire car body. In addition to its protective functions, the hood improves the aerodynamics of the body and reduces the noise of a running engine. The engine compartment cover is attached to the front of the body with hinges. Closer to the windshield is a remote-operated lock that allows you to open it by pulling a lever under the dashboard. There are modifications or tuned versions of the “Seven” with an “alligator” type hood, when the hinges are closer to the windshield, and the lock is in front near the radiator.

If the hood cable of a VAZ 2107 breaks or the lock breaks, the driver is deprived of access to the engine compartment and the opportunity to carry out routine maintenance (for example, changing the oil) or repairing the car. Therefore, the ability to independently open the hood from the outside can be useful to every owner of the “Seven”.