The tailgate pin on the bed on the passenger side has gone missing. Are they available?. This is on the bed body and appears to be spot welded from the inside of the bed body to hold the pass side of the tailgate.
Clark

 

The latch pin?

 

no. this is the oval pin that goes into the bottom of the gate to hold it on the truck
Clark

 

I have made them from pipe mig welded to a piece of 1/8" flatbar, then mig welded to body.

 

i wonder if ones off a 87-04 f150 would work? i know they are suppose to bolt on.

 

If you remove the tail light you can get at the backside

 

need oval or rectangle for pass side as that side of gate needs to lift off pipe. Guess I will be making one. Plus 1 on removing taillight.
Thanks All
Clark

 

maybe you could check your local junkyard for a 87-04 f150 and measure the hinge on it. might work. it might save you some time. i doubt a junkyard would want much for one since you can get them brand new for $15.
DORMAN Part # 38648

 

Mine was missing to I welded a flat washer on to a pipe then welded that in the whole and just ground and filed on the welds until my tail gate fit and worked right its been that way for over a yr now and still going strong