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4x4man09 · 03-04-2009, 09:53 PM

On my 73 C20 the tailgate wont latch closed. You can close it, but if you pull hard enough it will open. We bought a used tailgate and tried to put that on, it also does the same thing. Another thing is the hinges. When we put the other tailgate on and you try and close it they hit the inside of the tailgate. If you unlatch them it will close all the way but wont latch. Why is this happening! We just wasted 50 bucks and had no luck!

**old Rusty C10** · 03-05-2009, 12:12 AM

what i do when i have problems like that is to grease the heck outta it and usually it allows the locks to move enough to get into the lock position... i dont know about the other tailgate tho

4x4man09 · 03-05-2009, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

what i do when i have problems like that is to grease the heck outta it and usually it allows the locks to move enough to get into the lock position... i dont know about the other tailgate tho

They aren't going far enough to get into the lock position. The tailgate is closed as far as it will go but just wont lock.

willett · 03-05-2009, 04:19 AM

you've got to pull your gate apart and lube it.

i'm sure somebody on here has a diagram of the internals

4x4man09 · 03-05-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by willett

you've got to pull your gate apart and lube it.

i'm sure somebody on here has a diagram of the internals

That isn't the problem. The gate will close, it just doesn't latch because it wont go far enough. Then the other tailgate the hinges are hitting the inside of the tailgate.

03-04-2009, 09:53 PM	#1
4x4man09 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 25	Yet another problem! On my 73 C20 the tailgate wont latch closed. You can close it, but if you pull hard enough it will open. We bought a used tailgate and tried to put that on, it also does the same thing. Another thing is the hinges. When we put the other tailgate on and you try and close it they hit the inside of the tailgate. If you unlatch them it will close all the way but wont latch. Why is this happening! We just wasted 50 bucks and had no luck!

03-05-2009, 12:12 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,277	Re: Yet another problem! what i do when i have problems like that is to grease the heck outta it and usually it allows the locks to move enough to get into the lock position... i dont know about the other tailgate tho __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-05-2009, 04:19 AM	#4
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: Yet another problem! you've got to pull your gate apart and lube it. i'm sure somebody on here has a diagram of the internals __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"



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