do our tailgates come off easily? how?
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From: On the Edge of the Desert
do our tailgates come off easily? how?
obviously this isn't my biggest problem, but when I tried to take my tailgate off I realized that its a PIA.
unless im wrong, we have to un-bolt both hinges and then somehow wiggle it out. not like the new trucks that can slip off one hinge.
not that I really "need" to take it off, but there are sometimes that it would be nice.
unless im wrong, we have to un-bolt both hinges and then somehow wiggle it out. not like the new trucks that can slip off one hinge.
not that I really "need" to take it off, but there are sometimes that it would be nice.
Fleet Owner
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Let it down, remove hinge/pivot bolts on one side. Lift the gate by pulling the side arms up until they will align and come off, raise the side that you removed the bolts from and it should come right off.
Pretty simple.
John
Pretty simple.
John
Ford Parts Specialist
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Parts catalog pic: 44400 are the tailgate supports aka "scissors" that Mr. Wilker is calling the side arms.
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