Might be time to shoot my truck.
Most of the time I consider myself to be a reasonable person. :p I have given my truck the best care... kept it clean and well maintained. I was not amused when the rear end had to be replaced...twic...
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covetsthesun wrote:
Sorry about that... it's a 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 LT3. I should add in all fairness to the truck...it has about 300k miles on the body. Engine was replaced at 186k.
We just got back last night from 2 weeks on the road... the brain is a bit foggy yet.
Oh geez, then yeah you've had plenty of life from that truck. I'd say it's probably time to look for an upgrade. 300K on the 4L60E transmission is probably getting close to a rebuild in the not-to-distant future. If you're not interested in that next major expense it's probably best to start looking.
As for the tailgate, it probably is a plastic keeper. This video shows it pretty well: tailgate latch rod keeper installation
KJ
