Tailgate: Service and Repair

Endgate Replacement

Removal Procedure




1. Open the endgate.
2. With the aid of an assistant, raise the endgate to a 45 degree angle.
3. Remove the support cables (1) from the endgate striker bolt heads on each side, by sliding the cables forward until the bolt head can be removed from the keyhole slots.




4. Lift up on the right side of the endgate to disengage the endgate side hinge (2) from the body side hinge (1).




5. With the aid of an assistant, slide the endgate to the right to disengage the endgate from the body side hinge.
6. Remove the endgate cover.
7. Remove the endgate handle.
8. Remove the endgate latch assemblies.
9. Remove the endgate hinge from the endgate.

Installation Procedure




1. Install the endgate hinge to the endgate.
2. Install the endgate latch assemblies.
3. Install the endgate handle.
4. Install the endgate cover.
5. With the aid of an assistant, slide the endgate hinge onto the left side body side hinge.




6. Install the endgate to the right body side hinge by holding the endgate at a 45 degree angle and lowering the endgate hinge (2) onto the body side hinge (1).




7. Install the support cables (1) onto the endgate striker bolt heads by inserting the keyhole slots over the bolt head and sliding the cable rearward.
8. Close the endgate.