Friday, March 10, 2023

The F-250 tailgate saga pt2

 So I fixed made the tailgate better.

I found out by looking for how to get the top cap off, that this is obviously a problem for people who don't baby their trucks. In this toob, you can see someone (factory of shop) added pop rivets to the weak spot on top. I used bolts.


The top rail isn't really "hard" to get off, except that as you can see- it has about 100 keeper tabs on it that you HAVE to pinch, because if you just pull- they break. I'm sure they have a tool for it because linemans and needle nose pliers didn't reach.


 

Reinforced where the side was buckled and torn.

Anyway, it looks better




2 comments:

  1. Back in the old days, hood, door, tailgate skins were spotwelded on. Now they are glued on - and not just by Ford.

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  2. At one time, a replacement tailgate from a used parts shop was inexpensive, and the replacement task was easy. Now, with some of the expensive tech installed, they can set you back a paycheck or two.

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