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Posted: Jun 22 2005 at 7:57pm \| IP Logged

Has anyone ever had any problems with their tailgate latch disengaging? I thought that the problem was the latch itself so I bought a new one. After installing it I am able to open it up rapidly 4-5 times before it disengages itself. This is annoying because I have to use the key to re-engage the latch. Any help or advice would be great.

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Posted: Jun 22 2005 at 11:08pm \| IP Logged

I dont have the frontire gate but i have heard of it before. I dont have a clue whats causing it but it has happened alot to a guy i know.

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Posted: Jun 23 2005 at 1:05pm \| IP Logged

Well I need to know a couple of things first. Like exactly which part is not latching properly, and which part you replaced. I have a good idea what it could be, or how to fix. But I need to know what you already worked on first.

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Posted: Jun 24 2005 at 2:19pm \| IP Logged

I replaced the whole assy. The only part that wasn't replaced was the lock. The large black plastic panel on the tail gate is the entire assy. I was suprised that it came like that for the price I paid but it did. I will have to take a pic to show you. I will do that here in a minute.

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Posted: Jun 24 2005 at 2:38pm \| IP Logged

Sorry I couldn't make the pictures small enough to upload. I am hoping that the latch just needs to get broken in. I guess we'll see

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Posted: Jun 24 2005 at 6:56pm \| IP Logged

sounds to me like the handle is not your problem... but the latches at the edge. Try taking some WD-40 to them, also pulling them out might help as well. It's easy for dirt and grim to build up, and cause the latches to seize up.

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Posted: Jun 26 2005 at 8:53pm \| IP Logged

I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

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