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SoCalSooner Enthusiast

SoCalSooner

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My '01 C3 had the recall for the tailgate cables. I had them installed a couple of years ago and all was good.

 

Then I started hauling wood that extended beyond the bed and one day I noticed that the tailgate was supporting one end of the load.

 

Then on further examination I noticed that one cable was longer that the other. I disconnected the shorter cable and found the even with the longr cable the tailgate would not lay flat to the bed.

 

I talked to the dealer I purchased the truck from and who has done all the work on it.

 

He said that the tailgate was not made to hold any wait and that the cable streched and caused the problem and that they would not do anything to correct the problem.

 

THE CABLES ARE TOO SHORT, not to long. The cable cost about $15.00 to $25.00 depending on where you look.

 

So the dealer is fine with losing a customer over an item that cost them maybe $5.00 to $10.00. :D

 

THE QUESTION - Is the tailgate suppose to lay flat with the bed?

BigJayDogg3 Senior Enthusiast

BigJayDogg3

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Mine does but I also don't have your truck. I also don't think I have the new cables. I need to look into that...

 

I also believe the line about the cables not being made to hold weight IMO is straight :wtf:. Why wouldn't the cables be the same as the ones on regular half tons. I don't think wood weighs more than 3 grown men. My grand father has a Ranger and he has never had this problem. I could see if something was wrong with the bed itself, but the cables I mean come on.

 

Good Luck :D

saltwater_addict Enthusiast

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friend of mine had the same problem, he tried to explain to the dealer that this was worse becuase one cable is doing all the work, dealer didnt see any problem with it. mine broke so many times i put chains on it, hard to close but its never going to break again.

iminaquagmire Enthusiast

iminaquagmire

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That is rather sh!tty and definitely not a good thing. I was on my dad's tailgate when his last cable snapped. Luckily I caught myself, but it could have been very bad.

 

You should be able to buy replacement cables at any good auto parts store. I did for my dad's S10 and they came in all different sizes. If you can't find one in the size that you need, most homecenters sell aircraft cable and all the fittings you'd need. They'll even cut it to length for you.

SoCalSooner Enthusiast

SoCalSooner

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I drove over to the Chevy dealer, I've been to there parts department before when I had my Buick Grand National, who really seem to know what the h*7l is going on.

 

After some discussion and some inspection it turns out the the cables are labeled 'LR' and 'RS' and THE CABLES ARE NOT THE SAME LENGTH

 

The passenger side cable is a little longer than the driver side cable.

 

So the dealer install the cables backwards.

 

I placed the cables in the correct location, but the tailgate is still not flat. I somehow found a straight 2x4 and placed it on the bed floor and tailgate. There is about 3/8" gap between the 2x4 and the bed.

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