03-01-2005, 11:18 PM | #1 |
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tailgate help.....!!
i need to know how to remove the tailgate from my 71.....i remove the support straps and let it all the way down.but i do not see how to remove it from the body brackets.....please lend a hand
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03-01-2005, 11:26 PM | #2 |
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There are 2 bolts that have to be removed from the body side of the hindge. The top one unbolts with the gate open the other 1 is between the gate and the bumper. After removing those 2 bolts you have to slide 1 side of the gate up to almost a 45 degree angle then pull outwards...
Chuck
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03-02-2005, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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thanks for the help.....i thought it was easier than that, like on my 86 silverado.
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03-02-2005, 11:55 PM | #4 |
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It can be made like that. My dad did it with the gate on the 69 bed that's on my truck now...
Chuck
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03-03-2005, 03:00 AM | #5 |
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You forgot to mention the scraping of the paint and cussing and spitting and the screamin at the kids and the kickin the dog and the bleeding knuckles..... did I mention screamin at the kids?.....
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03-03-2005, 03:27 AM | #6 |
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OH YEAH. Mine has been a quick release for so long I forgot about that part...
Chuck
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