Hello everyone,
My Labor day weekend started a few hours later than I planned because I couldn't get my tailgate to latch. The mechanism made the usual noise but didn't close the door.
I didn't trust the videos I found and $200+ for the part sounded terrible. Not to mention I was camping in my 4runner that night and needed to fix it asap.
Here's my quick video I made for this somewhat common issue.
*Please read the description for info I felt I forgot to mention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsXnrD7XEls