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Old 09-30-2008, 08:19 AM
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My tailgate won't open. I had problems in past with it not closing, but WD40 sprayed on end latched and into handel area took care of teh problem. Now it is shut and it will not open. I sprayed WD into handle area, but not the trick. Any suggetions?
 
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:28 AM
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i had the same problem. take the handle cover off and look at the two rods that are connected to the handle that latch to the sides. One of your retaining clips probably broke off which is what happened to me. I went to a junkyard and found the clip (red for the drivers side, green for the passengers side).
 
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:42 AM
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dealers have the red/green clips..not sure on the price,but can't be much.
 
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Old 09-30-2008, 08:24 PM
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ARGON YOUR BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![sm=groupwave.gif]
 
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:50 PM
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theyre like 6 bucks a piece at the dealerships.

sweet, argon is back, so now we get somesolid answers to all our questions...haha
 
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Old 10-01-2008, 06:33 AM
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wassup guys?

i've been slammed at work,but i'm like a bad quarter.



did 72charger ever show up?
 
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Old 10-01-2008, 07:39 AM
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Yeah Charger is back too. But still not posting as much as before. Welcome back Argon!
 
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