300sd hood release adjustment

[willw]

Hello,
My hood release handle was very hard to pull and get the hood to pop.
I lubed the latches under the hood, but still the handle was almost impossible
to pull and get it to release. Well with the cold weather it got worse, and the other day the handle broke off.

I can get the hood open by pulling the cable with vise grips, but still I have to pull almost to the breaking point.

If I have someone push down on the hood where the latches are, the cable pulls very easily.

There must be some form of adjustment to the springs, or latch to get this set correctly.

Any Ideas.

Thanks