Lift ram thingy rusted maybe?
Try disconnecting that thing and report thx
The ram thingy is a hydraulically damped gas spring. I've seen them lose gas pressure, which would make for much more effort (weight to lift) to raise the bed, but shouldn't get rusty to lock things up, as the inside piston is working in oil.Lift ram thingy rusted maybe?
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Yes it is a 5 seater. I had already tried putting the seats up and closing them back down, nothing gives. I didn't know there was a center latch, I have only seen the 2 near the cab. I will check it out. Is that center latch accessible?
What do you mean "arm rests"? Perhaps there could be enough debris(wood chips, mud, etc) that is not allowing the safety latch to release??
Yeah, it's right between the rear seats on that divider between them. If they are missing the little rubber sleeves it can be difficult for them to disengage. That latch is the safety mech for when the seats are up the bed doesn't accidentally dump
The arm rest on the rear doors is what pushes the seat's backrest down enough to release the latches. If they are not pushing enough on the latch release they will not work. This is why when you pull the dump lever it only pops up about 1/2"
Open your rear doors, there is a wedge shaped arm rest bolted to the inside of the door, 2 bolts, there are slots for up/down adjustments
After removing all the debris from the back seats and from all the creases it still would not release. Found this latch, pressed on the inside of the rear seats and it released. What is the remedy?
I found that one of the lumbar supports was not put back in place. However after affixing it properly it still wouldn't release. The center latch under the seats is not releasing. It does with slight pressure applied. Now to find the remedy!
Thank you, I lowered these wedges but it didn't do anything. Found that by applying minimal pressure to the center of the bed where the seats adjoin it will release the center latch. Now to the next solution.
Not sure how I posted this comment lol but I found the center latch under the rear seats where they join to the inside of each. It isn't releasing but will with minimal downward pressure applied to a seat. Solution?
this isn't the case. The center latch beneath seats isn't releasing unless minimal pressure is applied.Lift ram thingy rusted maybe?
