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Tailgate
CJ-5 Models
The tailgate can be fully lowered for ease of loading or can be
removed to accommodate oversized loads.
To Lower Tailgate:
• Unlatch and swing out spare tire carrier (if equipped).
• Unsnap fabric-top tail flap or raise hardtop hftgate. 1f
equipped.
• Press in against top of tailgate and remove chain hooks
from lock brackets.
• Secure chain hooks to lowered tailgate-if you wish to
use it as a loading platform.
To Remove Tailgate:
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Swing tailgate downward. about 45
°
from vertical.
• When flats on hinge pins are aligned with flats on hinge
1aws. hit tailgate from hinges.
CJ-7 Models
To lower the tailgate on CJ-7 models, first unsnap the tail flap
(1f equipped with fabric top) or raise the liftgate (if equipped
with hardtop). Then. press in against the top of the tailgate
and swing both latches upward. Steel cables at each side of
the tailgate will hold 11 in a horizontal pos1t1on.
Cherokee-Wagoneer
CJ-7
Tailgate
Latch
The tailgate can be fully opened tor ease in loading.
First, unlock the lock in the crank handle and roll the window
all the way down, or lower the window electrically using the
key in the tailgate lock (if equipped). The window must be
lowered completely to prevent damage to the glass.
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