Stuck Tailgate 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500
Feel free to laugh at me later, but I have a serious question and problem. When I was loading the camper in March I must have bumped the metal box protecting the utility connections on my Lance agains...
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mkirsch wrote:
Even if you cut the tailgate it may not release.
First off if the pin was bent forward, pushing BACKWARD on the tailgate will not help the situation. You need to relieve the pressure on the pin, not add to it.
Thanks to all for the ideas. The body shop can't fit me in until the last Thursday in August and I need to leave for Canada on Wednesday. But the above idea is interesting. I have a lot of woodworking clamps and I will try to put one end of a clamp in the "stake well" in the bed on the middle of the driver side and see if I can tighten the clamp and move the top of the tailgate toward the front of the pickup to release pressure on the latch.
As always, you guys are a great source of ideas.
Happy Camping!
greg
