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M998 HMMWV Frozen Tailgate Hinges

kc5mzd

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I think iI am going to go out and open and close my tailgate several times just to make sure it doesnt freeze up !!!
 

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Don't you hate it when someone leaves you hanging and doesn't tell you the end of the story ?

Well after trying every thing else a second and third time ( heat , solvents, hammer and punch etc. ) I decided to give give Tobash's acid method a try. I removed the tailgate from the Hmmwv . Since the hinge is riveted to the tailgate I soaked each hinge individually in diluted muriatic acid. After soaking the hinge I rinsed off with water and placed it in a heavy duty vise and wiggled it until I got movement. I the soaked it in acid again for a couple of minutes , rinsed it and did the other one the same way. I then bolted back on the trick and soaked it with PB Blaster and moved it up and down until I had full movement. I wasn't counting but it mu
 

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must have been 100 times. I am not satisfied with how smooth it is yet, so I will continue to spray it with PB Blaster and move it every couple of days,

Tobash, Thanks for the good advise .
 
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