Tailgate Troubles
01-10-2005, 07:17 AM
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Originally posted by Flashdancr
Yep, you have to be smarter than what you’re working with!
Yep, you have to be smarter than what you’re working with!
, BTW the tailgate is frozen on there....Obviously you still have yer nose out of joint from the blonde jokes....
01-10-2005, 07:19 AM
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Originally posted by Dr. Evil
ouch !!....comments like that are HURTFUL....
Obviously you still have yer nose out of joint from the blone jokes....
ouch !!....comments like that are HURTFUL....
Obviously you still have yer nose out of joint from the blone jokes....
01-10-2005, 06:22 PM
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guess what?? came home from work and the tailgate worked....guess the sun thawed it a bit cause it didnt warm up a whole lot. All that for nothing. Hopefully all the info might help someone else out.
01-10-2005, 09:16 PM
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Doc: Was this just a test?
Glad to hear it fixed itself. Sometimes life is like that dont fuss with it too much and things have a way of fixing themselves. To bad my TC does not seem to take this approach. 
I even tried putting the truck out in the sun it just didnt help.
Glad to hear it fixed itself. Sometimes life is like that dont fuss with it too much and things have a way of fixing themselves. To bad my TC does not seem to take this approach. I even tried putting the truck out in the sun it just didnt help.
01-10-2005, 09:23 PM
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Originally posted by DustyRock
To bad my TC does not seem to take this approach. I even tried putting the truck out in the sun it just didnt help.
To bad my TC does not seem to take this approach.
I even tried putting the truck out in the sun it just didnt help.
01-11-2005, 07:13 AM
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Originally posted by Dr. Evil
I believe the dielectric grease in my door pocket was frozen a long time ago....
I believe the dielectric grease in my door pocket was frozen a long time ago....
01-13-2005, 09:27 AM
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This happens to me on a regular basis DR. Evil not that its cold up here or anything. If you look at the inside of the tailgate when its down thats the side you look at. You will notice on the very outside two little slots with a piece of metal slightly recessed take a screwdriver (I use my keys) and slide that piece of metal in the opposite posistion it is in now, this will manually move the latching linkage inside the tailgate. Close gate and it will latch. Hopefully you can understand this.
01-13-2005, 10:24 AM
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Originally posted by Holycack
This happens to me on a regular basis DR. Evil not that its cold up here or anything. If you look at the inside of the tailgate when its down thats the side you look at. You will notice on the very outside two little slots with a piece of metal slightly recessed take a screwdriver (I use my keys) and slide that piece of metal in the opposite posistion it is in now, this will manually move the latching linkage inside the tailgate. Close gate and it will latch. Hopefully you can understand this.
This happens to me on a regular basis DR. Evil not that its cold up here or anything. If you look at the inside of the tailgate when its down thats the side you look at. You will notice on the very outside two little slots with a piece of metal slightly recessed take a screwdriver (I use my keys) and slide that piece of metal in the opposite posistion it is in now, this will manually move the latching linkage inside the tailgate. Close gate and it will latch. Hopefully you can understand this.
Yeah I got ya....like I said it was getting dark and I didnt want to chance breaking them off as they looked like plastic.
Thanks a lot....
and so concludes this edition of frozen tailgate 101....
01-14-2005, 09:46 PM
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While you're back there messing with the latches, check the cables, too.
You don't want the tailgate to drop open on a frozen morning only to have the rusted cables break. You may not get the tail gate off easily, but a little gravity and momentum go a long way. About the same long way you walk back to get the dropped tailgate.
You don't want the tailgate to drop open on a frozen morning only to have the rusted cables break. You may not get the tail gate off easily, but a little gravity and momentum go a long way. About the same long way you walk back to get the dropped tailgate.
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