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Old 12-21-2012, 11:25 AM   #19
Keith Seymore
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Re: Bent tailgate handle

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Originally Posted by piecesparts View Post
On my first truck, I just did a little bendacatin' on my handle and re-centered it. It can be done. A lot of the misalignment comes from just pulling it out with all of th elinkage dry and a lot of resistance on the handle. grease everything and keep it lubed.
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I think I bent mine out of shape by pulling on it while the gate was bound up.

I little tweak of the bracket should do it but I am hesitant to try now since everything is painted nicely.

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