Tailgate Hinges

[Mini Men]

I think my tailgate has moved, we changed the struts to a higher rated pair from SGS but now the door catches on the latch slightly. Also the gap on one side is wider than the other but I must admit not sure if it was always like that. Anybody else had issues?

[cookan]

YES! Exactly that...just tried fitting SGS struts at the weekend and door latch now banging...I just posted a message today on the forums then stumbled across your thread.....did you get to the bottom of the problem?

http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... te#p680296

[Northern Bongolow]

might sound silly but try loosening off the spare wheel cable that carries the spare if you have one, too tight can pull up the floor.

[cookan]

Hmm....well I did check the spare tyre this weekend too....made sure it was fully up too. Will check tomorrow but I think that the top edge of the tailgate is lower than body line so suspect it's dropped or the hinge sections have deformed..there must have been enough pressure in those new tailgate struts to support the entire van to be honest...had to let a lot of gas out before it'd even consider moving..didn't get chance to do any work on it today unfortunately..

[cmm303]

Hmm....well I did check the spare tyre this weekend too....made sure it was fully up too. Will check tomorrow but I think that the top edge of the tailgate is lower than body line so suspect it's dropped or the hinge sections have deformed..there must have been enough pressure in those new tailgate struts to support the entire van to be honest...had to let a lot of gas out before it'd even consider moving..didn't get chance to do any work on it today unfortunately

Could the pressure in the struts be uneven now and causing the door to twist slightly?

I successfully used a ratchet strap to compress the AFT gas struts when replacing them

[Bongolia]

Mini Men
another similar thread here.
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... 10#p680410
Not sure who is who anymore,may have posted to the wrong thread!