Re: Tailgate extremely hard to open/close... Bent? What to do?
 

How did you knock the pins out. A hammer and a punch or a press?

Mike
98 TJ SE

jeepworm2000@yahoo.com wrote:

>i had the same problem on my '00 tj. i removed the tail gate and knocked
>the pins out of the hinges, found the pins rusted. i wsed some emery cloth
>to remove the rust. then coated them with some never-seize, put them back
>together and reinstalled them on the tj. i now hav a free operating
>tailgate
>
>

Re: Tailgate extremely hard to open/close... Bent? What to do?
 

How did you knock the pins out. A hammer and a punch or a press?

Mike
98 TJ SE

jeepworm2000@yahoo.com wrote:

>i had the same problem on my '00 tj. i removed the tail gate and knocked
>the pins out of the hinges, found the pins rusted. i wsed some emery cloth
>to remove the rust. then coated them with some never-seize, put them back
>together and reinstalled them on the tj. i now hav a free operating
>tailgate
>
>