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appj62 Member Since: 07 Aug 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 424 |
Dremel Previous cars:
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10th Feb 2024 9:11pm |
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PDC Member Since: 02 Oct 2018 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 73 |
A big pair of mole grips 2010 RR Autobiography 5.0 SC
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10th Feb 2024 11:11pm |
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Cinderrella Member Since: 03 Jan 2024 Location: Leicester Posts: 42 |
Sorted, admitted defeat and took it to a garage.
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10th Feb 2024 11:16pm |
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Bennyis01 Member Since: 02 Mar 2018 Location: Birmingham Posts: 15 |
Wish I did the same
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11th Feb 2024 7:04am |
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Proftinkerpot Member Since: 22 Dec 2022 Location: County Antrim Posts: 180 |
When I replaced my tailgate cables, I pulled the rubber caps back and sprayed some white grease using the small straw down into the steel cable to try and protect it from water and rust.
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11th Feb 2024 4:49pm |
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SeldomSeenKid Member Since: 24 Jan 2024 Location: Glasgow Posts: 60 |
This was one of the first "10 minute" jobs that I tackled and the first bolt snapped flush to the body.
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12th Feb 2024 8:57am |
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Shaun_ Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: New Forest Posts: 71 |
My understanding is that they should be nipped up just enough to allow them to swivel around the central insert to allow the cable to move freely into the right position when closed. Otherwise the cable is always being stressed when the tailgate is shut.
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12th Feb 2024 11:39am |
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SeldomSeenKid Member Since: 24 Jan 2024 Location: Glasgow Posts: 60 |
Thanks for confirming. Thats what I thought. ---------------------------------
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12th Feb 2024 11:41am |
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bigbo Member Since: 07 Jul 2014 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 585 |
if you are using genuine cables and bolts the bolts are shouldered so that the cable cannot be nipped tight.
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12th Feb 2024 1:15pm |
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