Identify and Prepare New Cables

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Broken Tailgate fix

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Begin by observing the condition of the existing tailgate support cables on your pickup truck. Note any signs of wear, fraying, or breakage. The presenter shows a completely broken cable and introduces a new replacement cable, emphasizing its higher quality with a shrink-wrap coating. Ensure you have the correct left and right cables for your specific truck model, although they are often interchangeable or clearly marked. The presenter advises performing this replacement proactively if cables show signs of wear to prevent complete failure.

Goal: The presenter introduces the problem of a broken tailgate support cable on a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 and presents new, higher-quality replacement cables. He highlights the features of the new cables, such as a shrink-wrap coating, and advises replacing cables before they fully break.

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New Tailgate Support Cables

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going to show you how to replace the cable supports on your pickup truck it's a pretty simple process i just want to take you guys along on a stoney ridge quick tips video today on how to replace your worn out and or broken just like this critter let's show you real quick that guy broken uh tailgate hanger so come along today we're gonna show you guys a quick process quick and simple and easy if you're not subscribed to the channel jump in subscribe pound that like button i'd love to have you back here on the stoney ridge [Music] all right folks welcome to the stoney ridge farm channel we got a problem and this problem is the tailgate hanger on this 99 dodge ram 2500 pickup this is my farm truck this is my beater truck and it is rusty it's really really rusty and consequently these things are really really rusty and they don't last so what i did was i ordered two new ones i'll post a link down the video description these are the nice ones okay so these are the ones that have the shrink wrap tape on it they're black i don't know if they're anodized or painted but they're black they're nice uh nice rubber coating the the i guess how to say this the higher quality tailgate hangers or what these guys are again i'll post a link down there in case you need to do this on your own truck i will say this do it before it breaks so if you've got one that's just frayed a little bit go on and replace it it doesn't take very long we'll show you guys just a quick simple process here after that process we're going to have a video in the future here fixing red yoda so red yoda's tailgate won't even go down i slammed it too hard and broke the little plastic pieces in it so let's get busy without further ado so in case you

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