How the hell do you remove the damn tailgate?
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How the hell do you remove the damn tailgate?
If you can't tell I am fustrated... Every truck I have worked on you simply lift the passenger side after removing the safety cables and then slightly pickup the tailgate and yank it to the passengers side to get it out of its aligning grommet/hinge.
I have tried a 5lb sledge on the drivers side, piveted it every angle I can think of and it still wont come off. It just moves the whole damn truck. Im about ready to use my sawzall and make a permanent modification.
I have the passenger side removed out of its aligning hinge deal. The safety cables are off... It will not come out of the drivers side hinge. I have tried pb blaster as well. I am trying to push/pull the tailgate to the passenger side to release it from the drivers side hinge.
I have tried a 5lb sledge on the drivers side, piveted it every angle I can think of and it still wont come off. It just moves the whole damn truck. Im about ready to use my sawzall and make a permanent modification.
I have the passenger side removed out of its aligning hinge deal. The safety cables are off... It will not come out of the drivers side hinge. I have tried pb blaster as well. I am trying to push/pull the tailgate to the passenger side to release it from the drivers side hinge.
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Oh gosh.. maybe someone modded something..here goes
take the cables off. open 1/2 way approx.look on the pass side hinge you should be able to lift it out at the right angle. Make sure there isn't a theft gizmo in there..there is a slot that allows the pass side to lift out....Then you move the gate to the pass side to undo the drivers side. Look on utube maybe.
take the cables off. open 1/2 way approx.look on the pass side hinge you should be able to lift it out at the right angle. Make sure there isn't a theft gizmo in there..there is a slot that allows the pass side to lift out....Then you move the gate to the pass side to undo the drivers side. Look on utube maybe.
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Stormberg Carlson tailgate? When I was a kid in the 70's the telephones in our house were Stromberg Carlson. Talk about diversify!
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Thanks for the info. I am doing everything right, the drivers side just wont come loose. I ended up tweaking my back trying to get it off so its staying on there now for a bit longer.
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Ok, just so someone else doesn't have to go through the pain I did...
Grab a propane torch and heat that hinge up for about 5 minutes. If yours isn't as bad you may not need as much heat. The rubber grommet was acting like a weld. I had to completely melt the rubber grommet inside and then with some tugging the gate finally came off!
Talk about the hardest tailgate removal ever.
Grab a propane torch and heat that hinge up for about 5 minutes. If yours isn't as bad you may not need as much heat. The rubber grommet was acting like a weld. I had to completely melt the rubber grommet inside and then with some tugging the gate finally came off!
Talk about the hardest tailgate removal ever.
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Hilarious...for me. I went through this exact same problem and tried the heat and even a come along. Turns out ford now has a "lock" sytem on the tailgate so it doesn't accidentally pop off while down. You open it just very slightly, then lift it off the hinge. Comes off pretty easy then! Who woulda thought??
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If you can't tell I am fustrated... Every truck I have worked on you simply lift the passenger side after removing the safety cables and then slightly pickup the tailgate and yank it to the passengers side to get it out of its aligning grommet/hinge.
I have tried a 5lb sledge on the drivers side, piveted it every angle I can think of and it still wont come off. It just moves the whole damn truck. Im about ready to use my sawzall and make a permanent modification.
I have the passenger side removed out of its aligning hinge deal. The safety cables are off... It will not come out of the drivers side hinge. I have tried pb blaster as well. I am trying to push/pull the tailgate to the passenger side to release it from the drivers side hinge.
I have tried a 5lb sledge on the drivers side, piveted it every angle I can think of and it still wont come off. It just moves the whole damn truck. Im about ready to use my sawzall and make a permanent modification.
I have the passenger side removed out of its aligning hinge deal. The safety cables are off... It will not come out of the drivers side hinge. I have tried pb blaster as well. I am trying to push/pull the tailgate to the passenger side to release it from the drivers side hinge.
we used blocks, hammers, pry bars to no avail. Just lifted it almost closed off it came!!!
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From: Laredo Texas
As we say in my home country I am so mad I put the shout at the sky.
But seriusly my friend calming down will help, just take a brake and play with you kids or dogs for a while, the solution will come by itself and help here from fine genttlemen
But seriusly my friend calming down will help, just take a brake and play with you kids or dogs for a while, the solution will come by itself and help here from fine genttlemen
