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Need to know to let down tail gate. Handle is broken trying to pull it down will not unlatche.

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    The inside portion of the tailgate comes off so that you can reach the latch and release it.  Then you can fit a new handle; they're pretty cheap.  If you are having trouble getting the panel off you can reach in between the gate and bed with a slim jim and coax the latch out of it's catch (both sides).

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Auto repair and parts questions on any year or make including older and foreign makes(MG and DeSoto, for example)

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30 years as an auto parts counterman and parts manager, both wholesale and retail

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