Bent tailgate handle

[bigwheel15]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

On my first truck, I just did a little bendacatin' on my handle and re-centered it. It can be done. A lot of the misalignment comes from just pulling it out with all of th elinkage dry and a lot of resistance on the handle. grease everything and keep it lubed.

Thats about what I had in mind, but wanted to see if there was something else before I go bending things lol. And ive toyed with the idea of the blazer/jimmy tailgate band but cant find one in my area.