Tailgate issues

[HotWheelsBurban]

Interesting.. those are weird. Have only ever noticed the round-headed torx for the other bolt, like the other's pictures.

Richard

Yup all I've seen in the yards is the torx ones. T40 bit and it better be a sturdy one said as someone who broke 3 of them).

 

[JDGMC]

A previous owner of your truck went out of their way to do it wrong.

The members on this forum are very generous and patient dealing with things like this. I say this because I see a person asking for help without doing any of the basic research before engaging in a technical discussion. When I see someone struggling with simple symmetric parts and the proper orientation for installation, it’s concerning. Unable to make sense of what’s in front of them and how it functions. Fear of changing anything due to the lack of basic knowledge of how the system operates. That’s when the vehicle should be taken to a mechanic for all repairs (brakes, steering, etc.). As for whoever installed the parts previously, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were suffering from a visual disturbance known as Reversal of Vision Metamorphopsia (RVM) - objects in the right visual field appear upside down and the left visual field appears tilted or vice versa. Scenario “A” would explain the install.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

The members on this forum are very generous and patient dealing with things like this. I say this because I see a person asking for help without doing any of the basic research before engaging in a technical discussion. When I see someone struggling with simple symmetric parts and the proper orientation for installation, it’s concerning. Unable to make sense of what’s in front of them and how it functions. Fear of changing anything due to the lack of basic knowledge of how the system operates. That’s when the vehicle should be taken to a mechanic for all repairs (brakes, steering, etc.). As for whoever installed the parts previously, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were suffering from a visual disturbance known as Reversal of Vision Metamorphopsia (RVM) - objects in the right visual field appear upside down and the left visual field appears tilted or vice versa. Scenario “A” would explain the install.

Yup that's something I've experienced when working on stuff that's "upside down".... which way do you turn the bolt to get it loose? Have to stop and think about it.

 

[89RCLB]

Yup that's something I've experienced when working on stuff that's "upside down".... which way do you turn the bolt to get it loose? Have to stop and think about it.

And it seems to get worse as you get older lol