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Teile
01-27-2006, 06:03 PM
I have a 1993 isuzu rodeo and I need to know how to remove the tailgate? Does anyone know how I do this?

directory
01-27-2006, 06:15 PM
large sledge hammer

LXA
01-27-2006, 07:02 PM
Is the latch stuck and you can't open the tailgate at all? Does it have a tailgate release button? Or can you get it open and are just trying to take the whole thing off?

Teile
01-27-2006, 07:08 PM
Im trying to take it off another isuzu rodeo and put it on to mine. I got in a wreck and screwed up my old tailgate.

Canucklehead
01-27-2006, 07:09 PM
Im trying to take it off another isuzu rodeo and put it on to mine. I got in a wreck and screwed up my old tailgate.Can't you just knock the pins out of the hinges?

directory
01-27-2006, 07:13 PM
Can't you just knock the pins out of the hinges?
that's what i was thinking. get a small hammer and nail head sinker. a couple of taps will take it out.

hopefully the frame on the wrecked truck isn't tweaked, this could lead to alignment problems with the hinges and door jams.

LXA
01-27-2006, 07:38 PM
Just took a quick look at mine. Other than the side hold-up cables, it looks like the tailgate is just bolted onto the truck body through the hinge. I didn't see any knock-out pins. Appeared to be about a 3/8" bolt (or whatever that translates into in mm). Looks like you can also remove it from the tailgate side of the hinge, but the bolts are of 2 different sizes. That might be easier to get to, but in either case I'd use a lot of WD40 or rust cutter of some kind.

Teile
01-27-2006, 10:11 PM
Thanks a bunch for the help I found the bolts that you where talking about and was able to get the tailgate off. I appriciate all the help you guys gave me.

houndog52
02-04-2006, 03:57 PM
Where do you check transmission fluid at since there is no dip stick and how do you add the fluid if you change the filter in a 2000 isuzu rodeo??? Thanx

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