Recent content by Kaisha

Great, thanks so much. I'll try wiggling it this time. I was trying to be a little careful to not damage anything, but I don't seem to have an alternative at this point. I'm hoping clean-up and lubrication can fix the issue. I've sprayed it with WD-40 a couple times, and it seemed to work fine...

I see, thanks. Got that screw. The middle part seems to move fine. The bottom's what's holding it back. So just pulling it as hard as I can seems to be the only way to go, right?

I watched just about every video I could find on the matter. Everyone shows how to remove the actuator from the tailgate but most people seem to put a new part in, as opposed to disassemble and service the original mechanism. The most helpful video I could find was this one...

Hey there, struggling with the same issue... but I'm stuck on the cleaning part. I have removed the actuator with its plastic cover but I can't seem to get the actual mechanism out from the plastic housing. Any tips on how to take it out safely?

Hi there Derek, thank you for the pictures and apologies for resurrecting the old post. I've been struggling so much to get the actual mechanism out of that plastic cover. Did you have to just pull hard with force or is there any tip/trick you can share so that I don't damage the cover or any of...