“Will I am” lol thank you, every once in awhile I impress myself 😅 it’s not always the case though. Those are just the ones you see hahaha 🤣

that’s a really good idea. I haven’t seen the base of one of these let loose yet. Going off that logic if you recreate this stronger latch. Then add a nut on the rod. Theoretically, as long as your aware it’s been beefed up and to use caution if it starts to get stif or bind. That would be a very solid solution to this issue.

Thank you for the kind words! Glad to be here

Awesome! Glad I could help

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Lol yup 👍 duct tape is used on everything over 100mph. This’ll as long as he keeps it under 100 we should be good. Or for a little extra 😅

@claytonfite3197 that's your idea correctly fixing the problem. Correction just replace the parts with new parts.

Nice! Back in service for another 26yrs hopefully 🤞

After sales, they surly don’t want it to last much out of warranty. Sad reality! Good point

Door lock rod ends have always been made of plastic. Cars, pickups, med duty trucks, class 8 dump trucks and 18 wheelers. Moral of the story, don't snatch and yank on these handles, just open the door or gate. How about push the tail gate closed a bit while lifting the handle, then let the tailgate down, don't just drop it and unnecessarily stress the cables. When closing the gate, pull the latch, lift the gate into the closed position and then let go of the handle. The latch mechanism will last indefinitely this way. Don't just slam shit.

Well thats the great idea and its meant to drive sales from repair work. The idea is for those who are mechanically illiterate to bring the vehicle back to the dealership with a huge bill for a simple fix. I feel bad for those who drives a BMW since most of their parts are plastic, some are major components..

Thank you

Thank you. Yup they are definitely essential to every shop and home owner.

😅 this cold isn’t for me you can have it back haha. I wish I could be burning waste oil. That’s one of the next investments. For now it’s hard to keep the shop warm to be honest.

@@robinsonsauto well I hope you get that burner soon! The past PA winters were kinda warm so this is a little jarring.

I believe they do this incase something binds up the weakest link breaks instead of bending the rod of the latch. Personally I’d rather pop it open to straighten the rod for that rare occasion

That’s a really good question! 😅 haven’t ran into that one yet but i imagine it’s happened or will at some point

Haha! Was on my way to a major golf outing and couldn't get my clubs out of my truck. Had the locking bed cover. The kind guys at Ford help me lift the bed cover enough that I could jam my arm in and bust the plastic spring loaded turnbuckle on the cover. Best part of the story is that I can proceed to this all important client golf outing. The rest I will have to rely on KZfaq to do the repairs, because Ford will not fix this even though I paid $4,500 additional on top of the $75,000 dollars for an extended for warranty! What more is there to say about Ford?!

@@SF-lq9eu sorry to hear this! Ugh Ford I’d fix it just to keep the customer happy and coming back. Heck if your in PA I’d fix it for you knowing this simple deed could gain me a new client and potential referrals

Sadly they seem to be all fallowing suit these days. Not made for the long haul. Made to last just long enough to be someone else’s problem besides theirs. I swear sometimes I think they designed a end of life cycle in newer cars. Just out of warranty

Lol just a poor situation all around 😅

This is the worst scenario. Does your clover use a latch on each side? If so, sometimes you can lift the portion above the tail gate just enough to see the latches then use a thin rod to reach in and unlatch