GM pickup tailgate bolt

thejck

Anyone have a GM truck that they are parting out.
I am looking for a speciality bolt that bolts the suspender cables from the bed body to the tailgate.
I thought I could get this at a local hardware store but apparently there is a pivot area on the bolt below the head that the cable pivots on that makes it hard to match.

disneyjoe7

Dealer maybe your friend.

DaveHo

Salvage yard...

bobsauto49

What year is the truck?

decal

Does your neighbor have the same model truck?

thsmith

decal wrote: »

Does your neighbor have the same model truck?

rotflmao

twochannel

National Parts Depot

gdb

Ebay....how many dozen do you want ?

thejck

i was not able to find it on ebay. its a 2004.. i have thought about strolling into a parking lot to find one but thought it might not be worth it.

not even sure what to look at to seach online. i am thinking about salvage yard.

gdb

Chevy/GMC dealers will fix you up with the right part.

bobsauto49

Ck out Motormite/Dorman part# 38642. Shoud be what you need.The Kit does both sides. Usually cost about $30 from a Carquest store,if you can find 1 around you. Good Day! Rob

thejck

bobsauto49 wrote: »

Ck out Motormite/Dorman part# 38642. Shoud be what you need.The Kit does both sides. Usually cost about $30 from a Carquest store,if you can find 1 around you. Good Day! Rob

those came up with the hinges for the tailgate

bobsauto49

Sorry,thought thats what u needed!

gdb

Get rid of the truck.

thejck

ha. i know i should. its a waste. anyone want to buy a sweet truck?

thejck

bobsauto49 wrote: »

Sorry,thought thats what u needed!

its the bolt that connects the suspension cable to the tailgate itself.

codyc1ark

Here, I think this is it... GM part # 11609938

Try this link... http://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/gm-bolt-scrw-11609938.html

Acctually, this may be it... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Tailgate-Tail-Gate-Striker-Bolt-11570162-/230609526804

First link is #10, second is 8, if its the slide on for the strap, its 8. Hope this helps.

Does it look like this?

thejck

thanks for your help cody.
that is not it. the bolt i am missing is a regular hex head bolt that you would use a socket set on. the only differences is that right below the head is a sleeve almost the size of the head that keeps the bolt from goin in all the way. and the cable loop rotates on this sleeve

Kex

disneyjoe7 wrote: »

Dealer maybe your friend.

gdb wrote: »

Chevy/GMC dealers will fix you up with the right part.

+1. My Chevrolet is 1994, and I can still get many of the parts at a reasonable cost.

If you're not willing to try the dealer, have you tried parts.com? Search under BODY HARDWARE, then PICK UP BOX, and choose the appropriate diagram for your model to get the specific parts listing. I don't park my truck at home usually, or I'd go and see if my bolt is similar to what you have described.

http://www.parts.com/parts/2004/GMC/?siteid=2&searchText=

codyc1ark

Can we get a pic of the opposite bolt in use?

gdb

http://www.parts.com/parts/2004/GMC/SIERRA%201500/?siteid=2&vehicleid=1425192&section=BODY%20HARDWARE&group=PICK%20UP%20BOX&subgroup=TAIL%20GATE&component=Check%20cable%20bolt

thejck

I pulled the bolt off to look at it then put it on since i needed to haul some recliners.
it looks kinda like this one
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS416ekqOw0-eHuNapDbaGFe5BshBcavmpoODvgt5RzdqfsITc6781sDO-qXQ

codyc1ark

Swing by a near by a GM dealer. I'm sure they stock them, wont take but a few minutes.

unclebump2008

Try a shoulder bolt, small piece of steel tubing, or a hollow dowel pin. Maybe find something at Lowe's, but it is probably metric.

gdb

Just FYI.....there was/is a GM recall concerning their pickup tailgate systems. You should call and see if your's is involved, might be a free fix/upgrade.

gdb

http://trucks.about.com/od/truckrecalls/qt/latch_recall.htm

thejck

would i just call a dealer with the VIN to check to see if this is the case? anything to save 6 bucks

Gatecrasher

Worst case, what's so hard about going down to any GM dealership and buying one?

They can probably still order them. Might even have one in stock.

I get parts like that for older vehicles all the time.

I think you will have a lot more luck there than you probably will on the Polk Audio forum.

gdb

I was gonna' go there but, decided not to. Nothin like overthinking and dragging out small stuff. Case in point.....check out the latest thread on the the debate that has no end, my friend !

thejck

just hoping someone would have one sitting around. I called a dealer and I need to go pick it up. It is 6 bucks.. what a scam

agfrost

You've worried more than six bucks of worry over this thing already. Specialty part, $6? Sounds reasonable enough. Go pay Chevy and be done with it.