Broken Tailgate Bolt for Strut

[got3fords]

Was the top of the bolt, the bolt head in the top of the damper still able to spin freely?

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[Ranger43931]

Was the top of the bolt, the bolt head in the top of the damper still able to spin freely?

Yes still able to spin freely

 

[Ranger43931]

Closing the loop, the dealer had the truck for a few hours, they extracted the broken bolt under warranty, put in a new one. Also they scheduled uber pickups both ways for pickup/dropoff which was convenient (would've cost about $75 total).

 

[OmahaBaseball]

Good insight, didn't think of that. I do see the orange cable sticking out sometimes with tailgate closed so something seems wonky.

I've noticed that the cable sticks out sometimes when I close my tailgate. I've started to pull the cable back in so it doesn't get pinched in between. Not sure what the long term fix is.

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