NEED A PART NUMBER

[hawkvtx]

95 XLT
IN THE TAILGATE LATCH THERES A LITTLE PLASTIC CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO THE BAR THAT RELEASES THE TAIL GATE. CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE PART NUMBER FOR THAT?
I'VE TRIED ALL THE AUTO PARTS STORES IN TOWN AND NONE OF THEM HAVE IT. THEY'LL HAVE SOME SIMILAR TO IT BUT CLOSE WONT WORK.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP.

 

[RobbieD]

Not sure if '95's the same, but on the older Rangers there's a replacement plastic clip (# 75451) by Dorman in their "Help" series:

That part worked but didn't hold up too long before breaking (cheap plastic, I think).

I looked around for an alternative, and decided to try using the old-school linkage clips, like these:

They worked fine and have held up for years now.

That's also a Dorman Help part, # 41016 (contains 3 sizes, LH and RH). Note that there's LH and RH versions; I used both versions to do the linkage rods on both sides.

Hope it helps, good luck!