Detach Old Cable from Tailgate Latch

without further ado so in case you didn't know all tailgates pretty much are supported by this little cable right here okay and this cable is good on one side but it's got a little crack right there once this little cable housing cracks open you're pretty much your days are limited now this truck is 23 years old so it's an expected wear item very very simple we're gonna leave this one attached because it's good and we're gonna replace the other one first it's very simple these things just pop right off and then there's a bolt right here you have to replace now these are left and right i do believe so i've got to figure that out and i just want to make sure that i match the one that i'm replacing exactly with the one that i am pulling off so in other words this should be the correct one for the other side what you have to do is look at this little tab there's a push tab and make sure it's going to fit correctly and match up so this one goes with this side and this one goes with the other side so first thing we're going to do is we're going to start by lifting this tab right here and all you have to do is lift that tab to slip that guy off it slips on just like so this is the old one that's broken and slips off just by taking your finger or a screwdriver back here lift that up and just get that off okay so we'll get rid of that one then right here we have a torx and we have to get a torx and a wrench and get that guy off this is a five minute job