With the gate down, manually move the latches on the ends. Make sure they
can be moved to and then stay in the locked on the post position, and that
pulling on the release handle actually releases them. Some WD40 might help
to loosen up the mechanism as well. When it warms up, pull the plate on the
inside of the tailgate, and lubricate all pivot points.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:55 PM
Subject: DML: Tailgate won't latch!
>
>Opened up my tailgate to check something in the bed tonight before
>leaving work and was that ever a mistake! The tailgate will not latch
>now. I tried slamming it, I tried easing it in, tried everything, no
>dice. Ended up holding it up with a cargo tie-down hooked into the
>handle. So far, it's holding, but I wanna get this thing closing for
>real ASAP.
>
>It's 5 below right now, and I can't help but think the cold has
>something to do with this. Maybe the rubber bumpers are so stiff that
>they won't compress to let the latch engage? Any ideas on what to do here?
>
>--
>-andy
>
>http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
>--------------------------------------------
>"Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
> -Bob Tom
>--------------------------------------------
>
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