I hate it when that happens.

Scott
91YJ
"Peter Pontbriand" <TRIMsprocketATstormDOTcaTRIM> wrote in message
...
> It seems that all that was needed was a woman's touch. My wife went out
> this
> morning and tried to open the tailgate. It happily obliged immediately.
> Now
> all I've got to do is touch up the paint where all my forceful
> tool-wielding
> was fruitlessly applied last night ...
>
> /Peter
>
> "Howard" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Try unbolting the hinges then lift the gate up and out? The shop
>> manual shows the hinge bolts as facing down and hidden under the
>> plastic trim. the hinges appear to be the nutplates. Good luck and
>> let us know what works.
>>
>
>