Wagon tailgate lock problem

[br14nh]

I have a 2000 VX wagon and the lock on the tailgate doesn't operate smoothly; when opening the tailgate, the button sometimes won't depress, unless I put upward pressure on it, then it's OK. I've had the tailgate apart and re-aligned the lock a little; this improved it but didn't fix it. From what I could see & tell by mucking around with the mechanism, it seems as if the actuator isn't pulling in hard enough - has anyone else had this problem and what did they do to fix it??

Thanks in advance,
Brian

[br14nh]

Oh well, seems as if this isn't too common a problem then, I will just have to try a few things.