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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
rear tonneau cover won't unlock
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<blockquote data-quote="Duncan Kimbro" data-source="post: 1037660" data-attributes="member: 68756"><p>Gene,</p><p></p><p>If you just need to get the cover off the bed, and you can reach the latches, you can put your finger inside the hole in the end of the latch and feel a small tab. I don’t recall for certain, but I think it is spring loaded. Press on the tab and the latch will release.</p><p></p><p>The lock itself is held in with a small clip that should slide off easily. I say it slides off easily, because I was always picking it up off the bed and reattaching it. Once that clip is off, you can disconnect the cables and slide the lock out through the top of the lock cover. Unless you’re comfortable dissembling the lock and running the risk of all the little pins going everywhere, just take it to a locksmith. It shouldn’t be a very expensive repair.</p><p></p><p>If something is wrong with the cable that goes from the lock to the latches, the cables are still available from Ford. You can go to <a href="https://www.tascaparts.com/?year=2002&make=ford&model=explorer-sport-trac&search_str=Tonneau+cable&scat=&p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all" target="_blank">https://www.tascaparts.com/?year=2002&make=ford&model=explorer-sport-trac&search_str=Tonneau+cable&scat=&p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all</a> or look for part numbers 1L5Z-99286B61-AA (rear cable) and 3L2Z-99286B60-AA (front cable) at parts.ford.com or rearcounter.com or eBay or just google the part number. Of course, you should double check the fitment for the 2002 ST, but all the tonneau covers from 2001 to 2005 should be the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duncan Kimbro, post: 1037660, member: 68756"] Gene, If you just need to get the cover off the bed, and you can reach the latches, you can put your finger inside the hole in the end of the latch and feel a small tab. I don’t recall for certain, but I think it is spring loaded. Press on the tab and the latch will release. The lock itself is held in with a small clip that should slide off easily. I say it slides off easily, because I was always picking it up off the bed and reattaching it. Once that clip is off, you can disconnect the cables and slide the lock out through the top of the lock cover. Unless you’re comfortable dissembling the lock and running the risk of all the little pins going everywhere, just take it to a locksmith. It shouldn’t be a very expensive repair. If something is wrong with the cable that goes from the lock to the latches, the cables are still available from Ford. You can go to [URL]https://www.tascaparts.com/?year=2002&make=ford&model=explorer-sport-trac&search_str=Tonneau+cable&scat=&p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all[/URL] or look for part numbers 1L5Z-99286B61-AA (rear cable) and 3L2Z-99286B60-AA (front cable) at parts.ford.com or rearcounter.com or eBay or just google the part number. Of course, you should double check the fitment for the 2002 ST, but all the tonneau covers from 2001 to 2005 should be the same. [/QUOTE]
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