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Old May 26, 2023 | 12:17 PM
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Power Running board problem?

Drivers side running board when parked wont stay up.... when door is shut it goes up...3/4 way... then back down and stays there. When starting to dive it goes up and stays up..... odd... ideas??
 
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Old May 27, 2023 | 01:06 AM
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Drivers side running board when parked wont stay up.... when door is shut it goes up...3/4 way... then back down and stays there. When starting to dive it goes up and stays up..... odd... ideas??
Power running boards tend to have a lot of problems especially in the rust belt. They're probably binding and maybe the vibration from driving gets them to go back up.

Take a look at this and see if it helps:

 
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Old May 27, 2023 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by gopherman
Power running boards tend to have a lot of problems especially in the rust belt. They're probably binding and maybe the vibration from driving gets them to go back up.

Take a look at this and see if it helps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaAvrIoViK0

Thanks! I did the lubrication.....but also found a rock lodged in the hinge.... all good now.... dummy.....
 
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