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Feb 19, 2019 | 03:56 PM

GavinL

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95 f150 tailgate

So my tailgate opens well, but I have to pull the latch all the way up and just wait for a click and I get nervous every time because it feels like its going to snap. Any suggestions of what this could be or how to fix it?

its a 95 f150 supercab 4x4 5.0L v8

Feb 19, 2019 | 05:16 PM

Mudsport96

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From: Chillicothe

May just need some lube. Pull the inside cover and spray it down with a moly lube

Feb 19, 2019 | 07:18 PM

LSCRX

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Originally Posted by Mudsport96

May just need some lube. Pull the inside cover and spray it down with a moly lube

I didn’t realize how hard mine was to open until my Mother-In-Law tried (and failed) to open the tailgate. Popped off the cover, lubed latch liberally, and voila! Works like new!

Feb 19, 2019 | 07:46 PM

Workingstiff

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From: Downriver,Mi

Lubing the tailgate and hood latch and hood springs makes a huge difference!

Feb 19, 2019 | 08:55 PM

cooksmtn

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Don't know how much different your '95 is from my '91, but when I took the cover off, i cleaned and lubed as mentioned above, but also saw that I could adjust the linkage connections, so the handle didn't need to be lifted nearly as high. Wife can do it now without whining.

Feb 20, 2019 | 06:55 AM

TooManyMIce

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The tailgate on my dad's '87 was kinda caved in on the back from something big knocking around in the bed at some point. The linkage was fouling. A little careful crowbar bodywork got it working much better.