Toyota 2009 Tacoma User Manual page 41

1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Removing the tailgate
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Pull out the wire harness from
the vehicle bed.
Attach the connector
(Gray) to the tailgate wire har-
ness connector (White).
Tailgate wire harness connec-
tor (White)
Connector cover (Gray)
Open the tailgate to the angle
where you can release the
brackets on the support cables
from the lugs on both sides.
Lift the support cable bracket up
and slide it off.
Support cable bracket
Tilt the tailgate to about 30° from
vertical and pull up the right side
of the tailgate to unhook the right
side.
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