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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Ok tonight I was waiting for my gf to come over from school so i went outside to get some fresh air. Drop the tailgate. I am sitting on the tailgate looking at the drivers side cable (i replaced the pass side this past spring) there were two small bumps in the cable and i could feel like it was coming apart and i think to myself SELF: the tailgate cable is going to break soon. Well my gf comes over and she sits on the tailgate (shes on the pass side i am on the drivers side) and BANG something happens I am like WTF i look and there is a lot of slack in the drivers side cable (side im on). Sure enough it broke. Luckily i had the pass side in my toolbox which is close to also breaking so i put that one on for now. I cut the one that broke open and it didnt fully break clean but there were only like 2 small strands of cable holding it together. You could tell the cable was all corroded. Amazing that the tailgate cant hold 350-400 lbs.

timk49 Enthusiast

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That is to bad Ryan. My previous truck a 95 Silverado ahd a sticking mechanism problem. Once in a while it just wouldn't unlatch. It was a pain in the you know what. I agree with you though . Cable should outlast the truck.

bigtruck21 Enthusiast

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People were saying something about adding silicone to it to keep the water out so it wouldn't break. I also heard the 03's are sealed different to keep this from happening.

OUMike Senior Enthusiast

OUMike

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I havn't had any trouble with my 94...might go ahead and change em anyhow...how much am I lookin' per cable?

SteveCZ Enthusiast

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Funny you should start this post..... I JUST got my truck back from routine maintenance.

 

While I had them change the tranny and diffs, I had them replace the one broken tailgate cable, and one on its way. Not to mention the fact that the D@MN tailgate wouldn't stay latched (would flop down on acceleration).

 

Since I had the GMPP Major Guard Coverage, they fixed both straps, and put a whole new latch assembly in the tailgate.....

 

:cheers:

 

locks like a dream now, and those straps are the updated ones with the silicone on the ends

 

SteveCZ

gmcjoe Senior Enthusiast

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Ryan - you posted you replaced one side earlier this year. Both of the original cables probably weren't sealed properly from GM for some crzy reason, the replacement cables are good to go :cheers:

 

Head to the dealer and drop $9.00 for a new cable ;)

 

I've driven snowmobiles into my truck bed with no worries :cool:

Z71GUY Enthusiast

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I've driven my 400EX (ATV) up on my truck via ramps and never had a problem...around 400lb machine. Cable still looks great...

Instrument 39 Enthusiast

Instrument 39

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I just had both of mine go also. Went to dealer for replacements. From one dealer to the next the price varied from $20 each to $15 each. Bought 2 of the $15 cables. Installed them...and one of them is about inch and a half longer than the other.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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today i noticed something different between the replacement and the originals. The replacement hasmore of the black rubber covering (boot) at the top looks like to seals better. Ill have to snap a pic its hard to explain

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revrnd Senior Enthusiast

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If anyone wants sketches to make a pair of hinges (old C/K style) for your GMT800, PM me w/ your email address & I'll email you my info.

jono Enthusiast

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I just had a 4'x2' concrete building sump on my tail gate today, I was afraid it was going to bend it, but it held. I had to slide it out of my box using an excavator, it only tore my spray on bed liner a little bit.

MCourson Senior Enthusiast

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That is to bad Ryan. My previous truck a 95 Silverado ahd a sticking mechanism problem. Once in a while it just wouldn't unlatch. It was a pain in the you know what. I agree with you though . Cable should outlast the truck.

My friend's 95 has the latch problem. Back in HS when we were all in band (yes i was too, but at least I played the drums :confused:) We were going on a trip and me and him were following the buses with me in back. I had all the marching drums in my truck and his bed was full of Tubas. Well while we were on the interstate as soon as we got off of the bridge his tailgate came down. :confused: At least we had CBs and a friend on the bus had a handheld and told the driver to stop,nothing came out, and we got the gate shut good.

bigdogs Senior Enthusiast

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I know what you mean about how prone they are to breaking. I had an 80 Blazer that had the original cables on it and they were tough as nails. Even had TH400 and some other junk sitting on it. My GF has a 2000 Silverado and the ONE time I went to try and load the ATV in the back....BAM the driver's side one snapped AND in the process of giving away, managed to bend the hinge pin on the passenger side... That one cost me like $160 to replace both cable, the hinge and realign and paint the hinge.... I have a 2003 Sierra but got smart and now the Polaris only goes on the little Home Depot trailer..

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