Re: Jeep Cherokee Tail Gate Question

["Peter Klemmensen" <pklemmensen@xxxxxxxxx>]

It's worth a try, thank you..

THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE ONE..
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven M.Dristy, Jr. <soundwve@xxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: Jeep Cherokee Tail Gate Question


> I have had an '84 Cherokee Chief XJ and an '85 Wagoneer Limited XJ with
the
> same problem.
> (My '86 Cherokee Pioneer had already had this fixed with fiberglass
"Bondo"
> by the time I got it.)What happens is the 3 holes the latch assembly
screws
> go thru get hogged out with the flexing and shaking of the door over the
> road, and repeated closing of the door. I know the '84-'86 XJs had
> fiberglass hatch doors, and the fiberglass seems to wear away here. A good
> indicator of this problem is major difficulty in getting the hatch door to
> latch closed.
>
> What I did with the '84 and '85 was to use sunken washers. They look like
a
> regular washer, except the middle (with the hole) is recessed, so the
> screw/bolt head is flush with the surface. I was given 12 of these by a
> carpender friend, so I assume you could find them at a hardware (NOT auto
> parts) store. They seem to center the screws in the holes, and they work
> amazingly well. Cheap fix, maybe $1.00-$1.50 for 12!! If you can't find
'em
> there, I could see if I can find them here, and send 'em to you.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Klemmensen" <pklemmensen@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Jeep Cherokee Tail Gate Question
>
>
> > This is for an 86 Cherokee chief, we have the back panel off for some
work
> > back there and the rattling is driving us nuts..
> >
> > THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE ONE..
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: amc <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: Jeep Cherokee Tail Gate Question
> >
> >
> > > A: Fullsize or XJ? Fullsize has little rubber stppers that sit in
holes
> > that
> > > the alignment pins go into. When the rubber wears out (or often, just
> > falls
> > > out because it is stuck to the pin when you open it) the metal on
metal
> > > squeak will drive you nuts! I used rubber vacuum caps on my '83 and
they
> > > needed replacing once in awhile (I opened the tailgate a lot)
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "Peter Klemmensen" <pklemmensen@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "amc-list" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Jeep Cherokee Tail Gate Question
> > > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:53:24 -0500
> > >
> > > Our tail gate or hatch keep's rattling when we are driving down the
> road,
> > Is
> > > there any way to stop this?????? It is driving us nuts to here it
> rattail
> > > all the time..
> > >
> > > Pete..
> > >
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> > > THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE ONE..
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