Tailgate window problem
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Tailgate window problem
Just replaced my tailgate with one from a junkyard. At first I couldn't get window up at all, but bypassed the safety switch and all was good except, now it goes almost all the way down about 1" sticks up. I can't see anything hanging it up from going down. The gate still opens though. Anything I can look for?
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If the tailgate opens then there is still something triggering the latch release bar at the bottom of the tailgate. It runs from the latch to the bottom with a bend at the bottom for the glass to hit it and release it. I have never taken mine apart but maybe there is a way to adjust the way the window sits in the tracks.
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What year is your truck?
While the tailgates from the '78/'79 model and the 80-84 models are interchangeable, the glass is not.
Having the glass from an '84 in a '78, for example might well result in the type problem you have.
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While the tailgates from the '78/'79 model and the 80-84 models are interchangeable, the glass is not.
Having the glass from an '84 in a '78, for example might well result in the type problem you have.
- R
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my truck is a 93 the gate and glass was out of an 89. I bought it complete. 50 bucks with no rust how culd I resist. Is it possible for that release latch is bypassed. I'll look @ it when I get home from work tonight. Its been raining like hell the last couple of days and haven't gotten a real close look.
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