One time I had to take a long piece of UHMW and pry by the lock, but that was when I replaced that little plastic piece but put it in incorrectly.... I was careful and it didn't damage anything.
Just got my new to me truck, love it! It has almost 110k miles with documented maintenance from the dealer with the upgraded exhaust tune with warranty...
Going to be Towing our 26' travel trailer and misc other road trips.
Thanks for having this forum!