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Super Chief
09-20-2001, 05:32 PM
I am parting out a 79 Cherokee and had a request for the tailgate shell. I can unbolt it but I have no idea how to remove the tension bars that make the door spring back up.
I remember taking these bars off of an old Ch*vy Impala with a huge trunk a long time ago. It involved a large pry bar, a small brain, and enough whip on the bars to nearly kill me. When I finally got it back together it never was the same.
So is there an easy, or at least a safe way to do this?
Thank in advance, Rob

Langdon
09-21-2001, 12:08 AM
Those springs are unloaded when the tailgate is up. Depending on corrosion, they may just slip out (body side of the hinge), or you may want to remove the gate with the hinges still on...
hope it helps,