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Re: 06' Tundra tailgate
[Re: HayDay]
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01/29/24 01:08 PM
01/29/24 01:08 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,351 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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"HOSS"
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,351
The Hill Country of Texas
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I snapped the plastic handle and the closest POS in the bed was a snare extension so that's what I have used for about 5 yrs. Not bad for a "temporary repair' LOL
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: 06' Tundra tailgate
[Re: HayDay]
#8063503
01/29/24 02:01 PM
01/29/24 02:01 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 20,112 SEPA
Lugnut
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Yeah, take the liner off and there will be an access panel. Same thing happened to my 08 tundra. Once you get inside, you can see what came loose and it’s usually a pretty easy fix.
Eh...wot?
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Re: 06' Tundra tailgate
[Re: HayDay]
#8063544
01/29/24 02:50 PM
01/29/24 02:50 PM
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Posts: 4,500 PA
PAskinner
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I had to get a new tailgate for my 2014 tundra and it's a short, odd sized bed, almost impossible to find parts for. Everyone thinks they have it, but it's always the full size bed stuff. Finally got one from a friend in Maine who is a mechanic. I broke the plastic handle this summer and Jimmy rigged a metal piece onto what was left. Probably have to replace the entire handle eventually.
Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
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Re: 06' Tundra tailgate
[Re: HayDay]
#8063672
01/29/24 06:30 PM
01/29/24 06:30 PM
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Flushed the crud out.......middle latch and both ends. That freed it up and is working easy now. Called the dealer........they don't sell those little plastic clips by themselves. Has to come as part of the entire outside latch assembly, with new rods......none of which I need. Those run about $125 each. First time I said something dirty/off color in reference to Toyota, but considering it has never been in the shop in over 15 years and 250,000 miles for any repair other than scheduled maintenance, I guess I had that coming.
I'm thinking there is a zip tie or piece of wire in this truck's future. I wired mine and it worked for years after until I got rid of the truck. I also cleaned up the mechanisms and connecting rods. I had to bend some of the rods back in shape because the top of the tailgate (in the down position) was so bent from having heavy stuff dropped on it (firewood rounds, concrete blocks, etc.) the access panel was pushed in and bent the rods.
Eh...wot?
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