Tailgate Hardware Remove/Install -- How? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

CraigS · 06-14-2003, 02:03 PM

I bought a new tailgate to replace my current one with a 2 inch bow in it, end to end. How do I remove the latch hardware from the old one? I see there are 3 big phillips head bolts in the center to hold the center section, and there are two bolts holding the latch assembly on each end, but the cover plates on the end appear to be attached by a spring loaded mechanism. Anyone know the right way to do this BEFORE I just cut it open with a plasma cutter?

06-14-2003, 02:03 PM	#1
CraigS Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Gresham, OR, USA Posts: 106	Tailgate Hardware Remove/Install -- How? I bought a new tailgate to replace my current one with a 2 inch bow in it, end to end. How do I remove the latch hardware from the old one? I see there are 3 big phillips head bolts in the center to hold the center section, and there are two bolts holding the latch assembly on each end, but the cover plates on the end appear to be attached by a spring loaded mechanism. Anyone know the right way to do this BEFORE I just cut it open with a plasma cutter? __________________ 72 GMC K20, 454, TH350 00 GMC Yukon 66 Ford Bronco

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