87 4Runner, "Rattling Tailgate Keepers" Cure
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87 4Runner, "Rattling Tailgate Keepers" Cure
Nothing dramatic, haha... BUT, as I said in the video, below... "If you're like me, those keeper arms rattling around incessantly in the tailgate, while wheeling, around town, ANYWHERE, it drives you nuts as well!" lol....
SO, it's just a fix that someone told me about, couple years ago... and I FINALLY was reminded of it while in the Salvation Army, when I happened upon a 24" Bicycle Tire Tube.........
SO, it's just a fix that someone told me about, couple years ago... and I FINALLY was reminded of it while in the Salvation Army, when I happened upon a 24" Bicycle Tire Tube.........
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Nice quick fix sir! I just went over my tail gate lubing this afternoon, And had to tighten the screws that holds these on. That would be a 1.75 tube, I think they're selling universal sizes now at most of the cheap stores so pretty much anything you can lay your hands on will do the trick. You can replace those teflon type washers with almost any random bits of recyclable plastics, not milk cartons they're the cheapest form of plastic known to man I think.
Again, excellent fix!
Again, excellent fix!
#4
Haha, thanks Guys. I never really looked into how to replace those bushings, but since it's a rivet, I figured u need to remove each arm and bend it back until u can slide the rivets out??? Anyway, all is silent now
Last edited by ChefYota4x4; 02-06-2013 at 12:16 AM.
#6
cool trick... the problem is that the anti-rattle clips break off.
what I did was wrap a short piece of rag around the upper arm, where he had a piece of tube, just enough to cover the area where it hits what's left of the anti-rattle bracket... I secured it with a small tie wrap, works great.
looks like I need to upgrade, tho! thx for the vid
what I did was wrap a short piece of rag around the upper arm, where he had a piece of tube, just enough to cover the area where it hits what's left of the anti-rattle bracket... I secured it with a small tie wrap, works great.
looks like I need to upgrade, tho! thx for the vid
Last edited by osv; 09-19-2013 at 01:30 PM.
#7
Toyota still sells the clips new for a couple bucks. Just bought them for my 4Runner. The better ones are on the 84 pickup made of rubber. Unfortunately, those are no longer available.
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Nothing dramatic, haha... BUT, as I said in the video, below... "If you're like me, those keeper arms rattling around incessantly in the tailgate, while wheeling, around town, ANYWHERE, it drives you nuts as well!" lol....
SO, it's just a fix that someone told me about, couple years ago...
SO, it's just a fix that someone told me about, couple years ago...
I just wrapped mine with scrap Ensolite foam (1/8-inch thick), then electrical tape. Your's is cleaner. BTW, truck's been overheating recently. I posted here. Would appreciate your thoughts.
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Hey, great idea! I suggest you copy/paste it on the cheap mods thread so it doesn't get lost. Other uses for the old inner tube are as a replacement gasket for door mirrors and to replace the little flappy things inside the B pillar. I believe they are called rear vents. That idea is from 4Crawler and it works great.
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...ml#BpillarTrim
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...ml#BpillarTrim
#12
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My tailgate rattle has gotten unbearable. Did a search here on YT and quickly found this thread. Seems like a viable solutions so I tried it, it worked. I used a 26x2.125 beach cruiser tube and it had too big a diameter but still worked. Thanks Chef.
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