A word of warning to all 100 owners.
The design of the rear tail gate support cable is such that it can trap water inside the rubber sleeve. This leads to corrosion at the bottom of the loop formed when the gate is in the up position. Since it is concealed by the rubber sleeve it can go un-noticed right up until they snap. If you have an older 100 or live in a corrosion prone environment it's worth taking a few minutes to remove the cable and try to inspect it. When I replaced mine I added a weep hole at the bottom of the arc formed when the gate is up.
I replaced both of mine, one was near new and the other had already corroded through. I threw the near new one in my spares box, the only way I could inspect it was to strip the rubber cover off. Good luck if you want to inspect yours and retain the rubber cover. I suspect that without the rubber cover the cable will rattle, a wrap or two of electrical tape should fix that.
This may not seem like a big deal but if both cables break at the same time there is the potential for damage to the rear tail gate, particularly if you have an after market bumper rather than the plastic OEM bumper.
The design of the rear tail gate support cable is such that it can trap water inside the rubber sleeve. This leads to corrosion at the bottom of the loop formed when the gate is in the up position. Since it is concealed by the rubber sleeve it can go un-noticed right up until they snap. If you have an older 100 or live in a corrosion prone environment it's worth taking a few minutes to remove the cable and try to inspect it. When I replaced mine I added a weep hole at the bottom of the arc formed when the gate is up.
I replaced both of mine, one was near new and the other had already corroded through. I threw the near new one in my spares box, the only way I could inspect it was to strip the rubber cover off. Good luck if you want to inspect yours and retain the rubber cover. I suspect that without the rubber cover the cable will rattle, a wrap or two of electrical tape should fix that.
This may not seem like a big deal but if both cables break at the same time there is the potential for damage to the rear tail gate, particularly if you have an after market bumper rather than the plastic OEM bumper.
