Cannot remove tailgate (won't release from right side)

Hmm that's what I thought, so that opening basically needs to be facing away from me where you can't see it so that when you pull up its on the bottom or you say the inner plastic moved too? I'm gonna need a pic of where that open is supposed to be.

And yes a screw driver was used to move it around (that ring)along with a few choice words. My buddy who had a taco was telling me how easy it was until he came over

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfy_q_KN-dg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I went and explained this. Right side comes off first.

 

Yes that's exactly the issue!!! I'll try it when I get home and should post in a few hours. Maybe I can wetsand while watching MNF, that's the whole reason I want the tailgate off.

 

Didn't get to it. Will attempt tonight after yard work at the GF's

 

Update?

 

Fixed!!!! Thank you all and especially Konvict - he explained exactly what the issue was. We had tried going the wrong way with that ring. The opening of it originally was straight up. We went towards the tailgate on Sunday.

My buddy and I were thinking it was done on purpose after we go it off as a theft prevention method

 

No problem, glad i could help!

I know i had my 2008 for awhile before i needed to take the gate off, and when i went to take it off i scratched my head untill i realized what was wrong with it.

 

Ressurecting this as I appear to have the same issue with my tailgate. I can see the insert in the way of letting the tailgate out on the right side. Can it be removed entirely? Should it slide in easily or pull? Or do I just partially destroy the nylon ring?