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Tailgate adjustment

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:31 pm
by tophatter
Can anyone tell me how to adjust the tailgate, when the tailgate is shut one side is flush and the other is slightly proud. Thanks

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:22 pm
by mikeonb4c
Wow thats weird! I know you can adjust for overall looseness when shut by undoing the bolts of the lock catch on the boot floor, adjusting the lock catch and re-tightening. Might improve things though not really a proper answer. Makes you wonder if the vehicle is out of true for some reason :? :?

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:26 pm
by francophile1947
Bit dark to look now, but is there any adjustment on the hinges? If not, I suspect your tailgate is somehow bent.

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:50 pm
by dandywarhol
Open it and give it a tweak on the hinges by twisting in the opposite direction from the bottom. Common bodyshop practice - just watch you don't tweak too far and the window pops out :shock:

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:29 am
by Yamaha
I'm with Dandy on that one - works for cooker doors!!

Mike

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:47 pm
by tophatter
Cheers, I'll give it a go

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:27 pm
by pippin
Just don't put the chicken in the rear of the Bongo and expect it to come out cooked.

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:14 am
by dandywarhol
:D :D :D :D lol......that one took me a nanosecond to compute Pippin