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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Went a different direction for now…will probably get the original tailgate fixed and reinstalled by summer.
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    A/C Question 2008 Ram 1500

    So only cools while accelerating or only cools while in motion? Sounds pretty indicative of a failed condenser fan. Idea is while car is moving, air moves thru condenser and cools. But when stationary, there will be no air moving thru condenser without a functioning electric condenser fan.
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    2007 5.7 hemi fuel pump/sending unit

    when I had issues with an intermittent fuel pump, took some time to figure out but ended up being a frayed/broken wire under the driver side of truck, just aft of firewall. I’ve seen a couple others on here with the same issue since, so this would be a good place to check based on your symptoms.
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    TIPM Issues

    Just buy a spare tipm…they’re awfully nice to have for troubleshooting. Purchased mine years ago for well under $300 from Summit to troubleshoot an issue that ended up being a broken wire in the harness. Couple years later at around 300k my original tipm went kooky and had a spare to swap in...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Good point…would need to have a slot to slide over the bed-mounted hinge on passenger side, but shouldn’t be that tough to build. May go that route if I can’t find a replacement in better condition than the original. It does look like the lower passenger side hinge on a 4g tailgate is different...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Don’t mind the body lines being a bit off…it’s a work truck after all. It’s not just the bushing that’s missing, but the actual round spot-welded tailgate hinge.
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Bump…can anyone tell me if the 4g tailgate is a direct swap, or if any of the parts need to be swapped (ie hinges, latch, etc) to work in a 3g? There appears to be a couple dark blue 4g tailgates within striking distance
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Ok so pulled the tailgate today as it wasn’t likely to stay on the truck much longer. Does anyone know if the missing spot-welded round piece is available separately? Talked to the machine shop and they could certainly put something together to fix it, but the cost would likely be in the same...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Well…the bungees kept the tailgate on the truck, but now that round hinge has broken off the tailgate and gone missing. Had an appt with my local machine shop tomorrow to get it fixed…is that part available separately to spot weld on, or does it only come with a tailgate? I should’ve taken the...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Doesn’t look as bad as I thought…perhaps an easy repair? And here’s the the truck…not pretty but not especially ugly
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    I’ll get a pic tomorrow. The part that’s broken is the circulsr piece of metal that’s welded to lower passenger side of tailgate and houses the bushing. The bolt on hinges attached to body appear to be ok but haven’t looked closely. Current tailgate has some dents, plenty of scratches, and the...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    The truck has been in California all it’s life so there isn’t really a spec of rust on it, other than the mild surface stuff where paint has chipped off. It’s just spent the last 15 years having the **** beat out of it on some marginal country roads and around the farm. Appearance isn’t super...
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    Broken tailgate hinge…replacement tailgate or fix?

    Hit a big dip at the ranch and found the passenger side of my tailgate hanging off. Looks like the metal hinge (the circular metal part attached to tailgate) popped out and is tweaked. Now any little bump without my ghetto temporary remedy (pictured below) and that side of tailgate will jump off...
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    08 manual transmission shifter knob removal

    What gear jammer said…pop cover with shift pattern, remove nut, unscrew knob Recommend the Core short shifter if you’re looking for such a thing. Have had mine for well over 200k miles (with supplied hurst knob) and it’s still working great.
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    Any one know where i can find a 2/4 drop kit for a 4x4 2006 dodge ram 1500

    Waiting for people to tell you how dumb it is to drop a 4wd… https://mcgaughys.com/product/2-4-lowering-kit-2006-2008-dodge-ram-1500-trucks-2wd-44014/ This kit should work because spindles have the holes for 4wd clearance. I’ve been contemplating doing the same but need some ground clearance...
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