How To Replace Tailgate Cables 1993-97 Ford Ranger

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In this video, we're going to show you tailgate replacement on this '96 Ford Ranger, same as any '93 to '97. It's pretty simple. You do need a T45 Torx bit with a ratchet and you may require another flat blade screwdriver as well.

Tailgate replacement, is really pretty easy. Before you do one side, make sure the cable on the other side is working or support the tailgate, because when you take the cable off, you don't want the tailgate to drop down, because you'll scratch and dent it. I'm just kind of lifting up on the tailgate here and you can just pull back and pull the top of the cable off like that. Here are two important things. You need a T45 Torx driver. The other important thing is that these cables have a left and a right to them. The same cable does not fit both sides. I'm going to speed this up here and run into something that you may run into. The bolt comes out a certain way and then it will not come out the rest of the way. It just kind of keeps spinning. I'll show you next how to take care of that. You make it to a point here where you feel like you're endlessly turning and it's not coming out. I did on this one. All is you do is you take a screwdriver or something and pry out and get some force on that bolt to go that way and keep turning it out and eventually it will come out the top.

Obviously, resetting is pretty simple. Like I said, these are different from side to side. You have this like that. It's totally different when it's that way, so you want to put this one. There's a little clamp in here. It just fell down. Put it back up here. There's a little lock washer in here. If you can get it back on, that's good. If you don't get it back in, it's not the biggest deal in the world. I just dropped it right down in there and put your bolt through. Here again, you may have to push on this bolt while you're starting it in. Okay, the bolt's shouldered, so you want to make sure that the cable's all the way out against the head. Once you get it tight, the cable should still turn freely. You need to lift your tailgate a little bit, put cable on and lock it in place.

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