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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Tailgate won't shut
I have a 96 f250 and my tailgate won't stay shut. It stays up temporarily but doen't fully latch and easiy falls back down. Can i fix or replace anything inside the tailgate? Any suggestions? Thanks
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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pull it apart and take a look at the internal parts you need a torx head ratchet or something but it's pretty easy i did all my internals "custom" with a welder hahaha
 
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Haha nice. Yeah ill take a look at it tomorrow and hopefully figure it out.
 
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Spray all internals with WD-40, and check alignment. (While you have the can out, do your door linkages also.)
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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also make sure u didnt bend the gate
 
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