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Old May 4, 2025 | 05:25 PM
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Tailgate hinge repair

Has anyone had to tackle a repair like this? The "receiving cup" part of the hinge half rusted away. I've been thinking of trying to find a suitably sized freeze plug to weld in there or fabricate something around that idea.




 
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looks to me like someone cut that strip off to make it easy to remove the tailgate. if so, I'd weld a piece back in. Make sure that bolt is free and gooped up with anti seize
 
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Originally Posted by rusty valley
looks to me like someone cut that strip off to make it easy to remove the tailgate. If so, I'd weld a piece back in. Make sure that bolt is free and gooped up with anti seize

Yeah you might be right.
 
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