[ Solved !!!]Hi gang need help tailgate hinge.

Hi gang,

Need help replacing or repairing left side(driver side) tailgate latch sleeve. The plastic has cracked and is pretty worn. Does anyone know a replacement for the sleeve only? Or if it's replaceable part?

I've seen some sales of the whole hinge mechanism, but it seems silly to replace the whole thing when only the plastic condom part is worn out. Thanks!

2010 tundra 8ft bed. 4.6l, doubtful it matters..







Thank you, gang!

 

For $42 w/ free shipping I'd just replace the whole thing.
I don't think that bushing is available separately..



GENUINE TOYOTA 07-21 TUNDRA LEFT DRIVER OUTER TAILGATE ASSIST HINGE 66102-0C021 | eBay

$60 + shipping from a dealer
2007-2021 Toyota Tundra 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra - Tailgate Hinge (Left) 66102-0C021 | Sparks Parts

This shows you what it is in there that you'll be dealing with and how to remove the strut.
Detach the strut and replace the hinge..

https://youtu.be/vzMZzA3EB5M?si=bW5OhtTR2RW29IPx&t=23

 

Thank you, Sir. I'll be ordering the hinge assembly.

My apologies for "ho gang", i meant to say "hi gang", but sometimes autocorrect doesn't work and it makes sound rude.

 

No problem, most of us are HOs anyway..

To be honest with you, I've seen that strut working on tail lights and never realized what it was..

 

New one came, but:

I cannot get old one out! I think factory paint worked as mega power threadlock!! Stripped both heads. Now drilling them out! Tried extractir,but she just turns inside the hole without grabbing.

 

It's off, what do i do next?!!

 

did it come with new fasteners? Did you get the old bolts out with out messing up the threads? Other than maybe painting it to match, just reassembly, bolt it in, reattach the tailgate damper shock and replace taillight

 

Part does not come with fasteners. I had to get new one's.

After drilling, top part detached, but bottom part was a little trickier, because I couldn't get drill perfectly perpendicular to hole opening, so I had to drill at an angle. That made me use a much larger drill bit to successfully detach the bottom screw. After that, remaining part of the screw, that was left in the frame, I was able to use pliers and unscrew it from inside the tail light well. See pic below for explanation



I quickly ran to ace hardware to get new screws, and I also picked up nylon sleeves because hole in the mechanism is larger than shaft of the screw. See pictures for explanation.





Top hole required one sleeve, bottom hole i bought two, because it's sort of like a well and nyl9n sleeve falls in. Having two in there keeps both of them in place. See pic of bottom hole. Note white sleeve in the bottom hole.



NOTE: main reason you cannot just buy plastic condom to fit in place of cracked one is because it wraps around that thing and won't let go. See fits for explanation. It's on really tight. Maybe you can slide it off new part by hearing it and then sliding it on the old mechanism, but I didn't want to risk cracking it, so I replaced the whole mechanism that came in the mail.



I plan to keep her bare color. Maybe paint later, not sure yet.

 

Adding fotos:

Here's more or less what original screw was supposed to look like

 

As a positive side effect of the repair, tailgate lowers even more gently. Mechanism stiffness is contributing to the gentle lowering of the tailgate, coupled with shock absorber inside lamp well. Look!

https://youtu.be/3tvvAln7OL0?feature=shared

 

Glad you got it all put back together, always feels good, good job