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Ez lower tailgate dropping fast

Hunter79

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jrob56 Enthusiast

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I have the same thing with mine, but it drops like its unassisted until the last 2 inches where it seems to slightly brake. Found this yesterday, think it is the same plastic piece referred to above. Just not sure if this is the reason it is dropping fast or if there is an issue with the dampener too.

 

UPDATE: The whole issue with mine was the plastic bushing. GM part number is on the piece 22966936. Most of one side of mine was missing, as you can see in the pic, which prevented the dampener from slowing the tailgate. Works great now! 47 dollar plastic piece at local dealer and in stock, was cheaper online but after shipping it was negligible difference.

 

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tnchevy Senior Enthusiast

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Did you have it fixed under warranty or are you out of it since you mentioned what it cost. Mine drops kind of fast but that plastic bushing on mine looks fine.

jrob56 Enthusiast

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Did you have it fixed under warranty or are you out of it since you mentioned what it cost. Mine drops kind of fast but that plastic bushing on mine looks fine.

Yeah I'm out of it, 41k miles. Mine was dropping free weight before and slamming down. It's now quicker than vids online because of the liner with tiniest bounce back at bottom similar to the OP. I always keep a hand on it anyway though.

jaelmore12 Enthusiast

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When I first got my truck the ez lower tailgate on my 2014 GMC Sierra sle was working just fine but just recently I left my tailgate open for a day and now when I open the tailgate it slows down but not quite at the rate it used to. Now it some what bounces a little when I close it fully and open it .Before it was a nice and slow and now it drops fast enough to bounce a little. I was wondering if I could fix this myself by tightening some things or do I have to bring it into the dealer to get it fixed

If possible and you don't mind spending 30 dollars I purchased a Dee Zee ez tailgate assist and put on my 13 Silverado and it lowers smoothly and slowly. It's an option.

 

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dave07 Enthusiast

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My tailgate is dropping pretty quick like OP. 2015 with 1000 miles on it. I do have a bed mat on it...

njs2247 Enthusiast

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Go to the dealer. If something is wrong, it'll be covered under bumper to bumper warranty. My bushing was tore up too. After replacing the bushing, it drops down like it did when it was new. It even has spray on bed liner on it.

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FL335i Enthusiast

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I'm at 2yrs and 50k. RH bushing in the OP's pics is shot. Pretty disappointed in the quality of this bushing.... 2yrs? I don't really use my tailgate a ton. Was wondering if only my lucky '14 had this issue. Looks like I have company :)

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kimnach New Member

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I take it that the bracket has to be removed to install the bushing (22966936). If I place it on the tailgate pin, it wont slide into the cup; if I place it in the cup, there is no way to slide the pin. So remove the bracket, and then that lower torx bit will be tough to install. Should have done this when it was warm.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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Mine does seem to drop slightly faster than when it was brand new, but not enough to worry about. As long as it doesn't slam down I'm fine with it. Even then it's not a huge deal since I let the tailgate on my '86 and '98 slam down and never had a problem with the cables or what they attach to. I do like how they weigh a lot less than the 2 previous trucks. They weren't terribly heavy, but if you were tired and wore out it felt heavier so my '14 isn't an issue no matter how tired I am.

Willyone Enthusiast

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Are you guys serious? Are you that big of a puzzy you can't even let a tailgate down or lift it? Here is a prime example of the Wussification of America!

 

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I agree, to a point. It's a truck tail gate...deal with it puzzy LOL. But, ya pay $35K-$60K PLUS for the truck and the simplest parts fail because of shit parts and or workmanship. GM puts the part on a truck, it should work. Also for some, when yer my age not having to man handle a fk'n tail gate can be a good thing :crackup:

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I agree, to a point. It's a truck tail gate...deal with it puzzy LOL. But, ya pay $35K-$60K PLUS for the truck and the simplest parts fail because of shit parts and or workmanship. GM puts the part on a truck, it should work. Also for some, when yer my age not having to man handle a fk'n tail gate can be a good thing :crackup:

They have power lift and power close rear hatches on SUVs now. A power operated tailgate on pickups is around the corner. It will of course cost a fortune if one of Chinese made components in the mechanism breaks.

FL335i Enthusiast

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I take it that the bracket has to be removed to install the bushing (22966936). If I place it on the tailgate pin, it wont slide into the cup; if I place it in the cup, there is no way to slide the pin. So remove the bracket, and then that lower torx bit will be tough to install. Should have done this when it was warm.

The replacement bushing part on the passenger side of the tailgate take a little "convincing" to push back in. Remove the old bushing, or what's left of it. Put the new bushing on the tailgate. Push like hell back down in. Take 3 minutes. DONE. If you wear skinny jeans and adore Clinton you probably can't do it.... No brackets or anything should be removed for this job. It's straight forward.

foghorn23 Senior Enthusiast

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The replacement bushing part on the passenger side of the tailgate take a little "convincing" to push back in. Remove the old bushing, or what's left of it. Put the new bushing on the tailgate. Push like hell back down in. Take 3 minutes. DONE. If you wear skinny jeans and adore Clinton you probably can't do it.... No brackets or anything should be removed for this job. It's straight forward.

 

 

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