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Does your Tongue Jack hit your Tailgate?

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Tried hitching my truck up yesterday for the first time and my tailgate hits my Tongue Jack, Youtube is my friend. Fixed it for the price of a 5/16-18 tap.
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YouTube it
Easier than trying to describe it
 

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Usually the jack is mounted to the trailer frame a couple feet back from where the hitch connection is made. You may need to use a scissor jack instead to lift the hitch.
 

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well ...are you going to share?
In the OP's case it appears simply rotating his power jack motor assembly 90* yielded the desired clearance, with the jack post in its OE location.

The tap is likely for a new hole in the jack post, rotated 90* from the OE location, to receive the machine screw that holds the motor assembly in place.

May or may not apply to your conflict situation / needs; works for some but often ya still gotta watch the clearance if your truck is at even a slight angle to your trailer.
 
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YouTube it
Easier than trying to describe it
So...you start a thread to announce that you've done something and when someone asks what you did you tell them to bugger off to youtube...
 
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It’s not that complicated I didn’t know how to do it either. Without seeing the video I had no idea. I thought posting the picture and saying to look it up was a good idea. Sorry I’m not there to hold your hand.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/65vO9lSc_jI
 
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This is brilliant and thanks bunch for sharing. Royal pain not getting to open tailgate fully. With new f150 was scared to death i would hit the tailgate switch on my keyfob or my clever 2 year old would figure out how to hit the button in the cab then laugh at the destruction,
 

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I bought my trailer from a guy who drives a Tundra. He did the 90 degree rotation and achieved about 3/4" clearance from his tailgate.

With that trailer hitched to my Ford, the clearance is about 1/4" - but it does clear completely!
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