Tailgate Handle Trouble - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Turbo85GMC · 11-18-2005, 03:22 PM

When I got my truck the tailgate handle didn't have any "spring" left in it. I'd have to hold the tailgate closed and push the handle back in to lock it. Not a big deal, so I wasn't really concerned. Lately, however, it takes a gorilla to pull the handle and about 10 minutes of slamming, grunting, and swearing to get the tailgate to latch. How do I get the handle and other parts out of the tailgate to replace or fix them?

C-10volvo · 11-18-2005, 03:35 PM

go to a juny yard and pull the guts out of one. take the thing apart and lube everything you can. or im sure www.lmctruck.com has it.

11-18-2005, 03:22 PM	#1
Turbo85GMC Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 307	Tailgate Handle Trouble When I got my truck the tailgate handle didn't have any "spring" left in it. I'd have to hold the tailgate closed and push the handle back in to lock it. Not a big deal, so I wasn't really concerned. Lately, however, it takes a gorilla to pull the handle and about 10 minutes of slamming, grunting, and swearing to get the tailgate to latch. How do I get the handle and other parts out of the tailgate to replace or fix them? __________________ '85 GMC 1500 "Friends don't let friends drive stock!"

11-18-2005, 03:35 PM	#2
C-10volvo Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,028	Re: Tailgate Handle Trouble go to a juny yard and pull the guts out of one. take the thing apart and lube everything you can. or im sure www.lmctruck.com has it. __________________ Ken Morgan For fun: 1964 Volvo 122 For slow: 1984 Chevrolet C-10 For everything else: 1997 BMW M3

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