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has anyone closed their tailgate after unloading debris and maybe got a rock or pebble wedged in there somewhere. I can't open the tailgate now, the handle lifts but not far enough to open the latch..

any help would be great!
 
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Take a couple standard screwdrivers. You can slide them inbetwen the latches on the sides of the tailgate, and "force" them open.


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Or try lifting the latch- while banging on either side of the tailgate where the gate latches to the bedside. This helps me, sometimes when the gate's jammed.


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Be careful with the handle. It's made of the same plastic that Audi and VW use on the orange dipstick tube on the 1.8L engines... Wink

Seriously, I've broken a couple of them on my friend's 95 HB.


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Be careful with the handle. It's made of the same plastic that Audi and VW use on the orange dipstick tube on the 1.8L engines... Wink

Seriously, I've broken a couple of them on my friend's 95 HB.



FrownDitto. I'm sad to report that my tailgate latsh is not original. Big GrinBut it was replaced under warranty


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"Climate change is no longer science. It's politics... Climate change is also about power. Power to control.... It's about who gets to decide: how much energy we will have... where that energy will come from... what it will cost... It's about simulations, scenarios and monsters conjured up by computer models that should never be used to chart government policy -- especially on matters that will profoundly affect our livelihoods, living standards, life spans and dreams of a better future.

"So hold onto your wallets, and hope you can hold onto your homes, cars and jobs. You're about to be put on a wild political roller coaster."

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Be careful with the handle. It's made of the same plastic that Audi and VW use on the orange dipstick tube on the 1.8L engines... Wink

Seriously, I've broken a couple of them on my friend's 95 HB.


That's too funny....looking at this thread, all I could think about was the only Nissan thing (besides the stock IFS) that EVER failed me was....the stock tail-gate handle...w/ it's brittle/bendable plastic! lol It only failed because I had the tailgate "spring-loaded" (my spare was full of air, and it was pressing against my shock hoop....leading to...having to push the tail-gate shut w/ one big SHOVE!....it wasn't the tailgate's fault...it was my dumb-ass!!! lol ) Chug Later...



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I just bought a new handle from the dealer $100
 
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I to am on my second tail gate handle. Yes sometimes I have problems opening up the tail gate after hauling dirt or something, I usually wiggle the tailgate a little to pop open the latch.


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Must be tailgate handle week. Mine just broke yesterday and it was only 13 years old.


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I just bought a new handle from the dealer $100

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Once I put my new box on, it wont be like this, but atm I just have to unhook the bungee cords and push the pass. side of the box outward Roll Eyes lol



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