Will new tailgate hinges cure this?
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Will new tailgate hinges cure this?
My tailgate rattles over bumps, down the road etc. It's coming from the hinges. I can push on the bottom of the gate and there is a 1/4" movement/banging noise. I just didn't want to buy new hinges if this is normal operation. Thanks.
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These are fine. All the play is in the hinges at the bottom.
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I am not sure I understand what you mean when you say the play is in the hinges at the bottom, but to stop tailgate shifting and movement you need to put bushings inside the actual hinge part of the tailgate where the side pieces on the bed protrude into the tailgate itself. I have teflon (sp?) bushings that fit the hole. They are kind of hard to hold in place when you put the tailgate back on, but they do work and stop the side to side movement of the tailgate, which is causing the rattling. The hinges themselves are supposed to hang freely inside the sides of the tailgate when it is closed also, but I would imagine that over the years, with lots of use, the hing point pins could wear, allowing them to rattle. Then, new hinges would be in order . Plus, the tailgate mechanism is all metal on metal, so some sound/rattle is unavoidable. Good luck!
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I should have been more descriptive. The gap is between the tailgate and hinge-as if the hinge has a diameter of 1.5" and the tailgate's opening is 1.75" or larger. No movement side to side, just front to back.
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1973/79 F100/350 Styleside Tailgate Hinges
D3TZ9943018A .. R/L Tailgate Hinge / Obsolete
Fits: 1973/79 F100/350 Styleside.
HAVEN FORD SALES in HAVEN KS has TWO: 800-748-7803.
IMPERIAL COUNTRY FORD in Imperial NE has ONE.
VALLEY FORD-MERCURY in Sparta TN has ONE.
MARCOTTE FORD SALES in Holyoke MA has ONE.
WESLEY OBSOLETE PARTS in Liberty KY has TWO = 606-787-5293.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has FOUR = 800-543-4959.
ADRS OBSOLETE PARTS in Detroit MI has ONE = 800-928-8690.
No other Ford Dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.
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The parts catalog does not show a separate bushings for the hinges.
The hinges could be similar to the door strikers, where the sleeve aka bushing is only furnished with the striker itself.
Fits: 1973/79 F100/350 Styleside.
HAVEN FORD SALES in HAVEN KS has TWO: 800-748-7803.
IMPERIAL COUNTRY FORD in Imperial NE has ONE.
VALLEY FORD-MERCURY in Sparta TN has ONE.
MARCOTTE FORD SALES in Holyoke MA has ONE.
WESLEY OBSOLETE PARTS in Liberty KY has TWO = 606-787-5293.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has FOUR = 800-543-4959.
ADRS OBSOLETE PARTS in Detroit MI has ONE = 800-928-8690.
No other Ford Dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.
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The parts catalog does not show a separate bushings for the hinges.
The hinges could be similar to the door strikers, where the sleeve aka bushing is only furnished with the striker itself.
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There is small rubber bumpers on the box that cusions the tailgate. Are these missing?
Two should be on top.
As for bushings for the tailgate hinges, only ones I have record of is begining 1980.
Two should be on top.
As for bushings for the tailgate hinges, only ones I have record of is begining 1980.
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Is the tailgate a 1973/79 or something else?
You can take a 1964/66 tailgate, install it on a 1967/72...or a 1973/79.
While much of the hardware is the same, the hinges are not the same.
You can take a 1964/66 tailgate, install it on a 1967/72...or a 1973/79.
While much of the hardware is the same, the hinges are not the same.
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It could be that the "socket" in the gate where the hinges "insert" in the gate, are wallowed out, or worn as well as the hinges. My 1972 suffered from that, had to fabricate and weld a new piece in place.
EDIT, or mismatched parts like numberdummy mentions above.
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