Stuck rear hatch

Gutted the interior panels and can access latch with hand but it doesnt unhook, i even have the break cable out of the hand latch for now.

 

Is it the handle that's broke or the latch on the bottom that's not releasing?

Both common issues on the 1st Gen

 

Latch not disengaging. Down below. previous owner, took out bolts and nuts, and bent some pieces on the inside of the tailgate. rear window is stuck up, doesn’t go down, but the relay kicks in, and even though the handle works, and the cable works, is not unhooking

 

That part gets real gummy, I bought the replacement part for my 04.
Try spraying some Kroil or PB on the mechanism and let it sit for a while.
Careful pulling the handle too hard, I've replaced two of them.

 

https://youtu.be/-vljl2Ty-Ds?feature=shared



Sprayed some PB blaster up in there tried to hook it with that hook I have, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to grab

 

Damn.
Hard to tell exactly what the linkage should be grabbing in there.

Assuming you're doing all this by crawling back in the cargo area? Been there

 

When your 5’5 anything is possible!
Crawl spaces, atticts, back of suvs


Hopefully somebody can guide me. I wanna get this tailgate open!

 

I'm 6'7"

Is there anything you can remove to get a closer look? It's been a few years since I've had a look at it

 

The suns down for the day. Tomorrow i will take photos and upload. Mind you im having to reverse engineer, somebody’s hammer, hand repair jimmy rig nonsense!

thats tall! I wish i was that tall. on the upside, I can go places Utah people can’t go! I can almost stand in the back of my S sequoia.

I used to have a 2015 Tahoe, lots of other Chevys before that. first time Toyota owner here so far I love it in fact, it’s better than the Tahoe in many ways! Next is an oil change and it looks easy so does the oil sensor since mine kind sits low a bit. 200k running solid. Paid $500

 

That's a hell of a deal!

I wouldn't worry about the low oil pressure on the gauge, typical for the 4.7 at idle.
As long as it's in the normal range on a cold start, you're good.
I changed my sensor, nothing changed.

Here's a Sequoia thread you might like.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/what-have-you-done-to-your-1st-gen-sequoia-today.102359/

 

Just checking in. I’m still active just been busy with other things still shopping around for a factory OEM rim cause one is missing

headed to junk yard today scratch that. Surfing marketplace for takeoffs

 

https://youtu.be/UsY56fGiR4Q?feature=shared

So, figured out why it wouldn't unlatch.

Anyone know how to stop that little black switch from moving back into the "locked" position? My idea is jbweld. Because that part has wires ripped from the plug... Someone else's hammer hands.

as of right now every time I wanna open the back I gotta climb back there, reaching there with my finger and flipped that black switch up and use my index finger in middle finger and grab the latch or pull the cable.