I brought the replacement tailgate into the shop last night and began stripping it. It started out easy, but ended up a battle of wills. I got it stripped of all latches, rods, catches, handles, and gaskets. By the end, I looked like I was in a hatchet fight, as my forearms were all chewed up from having them stuffed up inside of the gate.
It began to snow outside and the temperature dropped quickly so I finished up and ran back into the house. I couldn’t get the phillip head screws that hold the hinges onto the tailgate to budge, so I sprayed them down with some PB Blaster and am hoping it will work its way into the threads and loosen them up.
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