Anyone Else Had Problems With Their Tailgate The Latch On The Right Side Of The Tailgate Stick So The Tailgate Wont Close Have To Push It Back By Had Any Sugg??

my 02 did that right after i got it constantly...I sprayed it all up in the latch with dry graphite spray and it has been fine for years since

This seems to be a common problem. What do you want for $30-50K though, a tailgate that works? The tailgate on our '83 C30 worked fine until the hinges completely rotted away, it still latches though!

Anyone Else Had Problems With Their Tailgate The Latch On The Right Side Of The Tailgate Stick So The Tailgate Wont Close Have To Push It Back By Had Any Sugg??


My '07 classic did. My '08 does not.

mine dose it also....i have just got in the habit of closing it slow so that it catches. maby for 60k we could have got a tailgate the works right.

I had ro readjust mine so it would open without cranking on the handle. You may have to do the same.

Maybe we are talking about two different problems? I do not have my truck with me right now, but I think I adjusted the pin with a torx bit and a ratchet.

Good luck,

This seems to be a common problem. What do you want for $30-50K though, a tailgate that works? The tailgate on our '83 C30 worked fine until the hinges completely rotted away, it still latches though!

You said it your '83. Back when they still built trucks to be trucks.

i dunno what problem im having on my 04. it seems that the tabs that slide out when the latch is closed dont move. i took it apart the other day. and found that the rod that opens the tabs is reall hard to pull back. dunno what to do.

i have the same problem w/ mine, maybe some lithium(sp) grease from time to time will help, or maybe even graphite in a tube.

I had ro readjust mine so it would open without cranking on the handle. You may have to do the same.

Maybe we are talking about two different problems? I do not have my truck with me right now, but I think I adjusted the pin with a torx bit and a ratchet.

Good luck,
I'm pretty sure that's for the older trucks.

i have the same problem w/ mine, maybe some lithium(sp) grease from time to time will help, or maybe even graphite in a tube.
Yes, a little lube goes a long way. Either spray white lithium grease or WD-40 in a pinch. Spray where the finger comes out of the hole. And, do all the door hinges and latches while you're at it.

No trouble yet.