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Get a new one on warranty. All the one's that I have seen are made that way. Do they make one with a metal end piece?After8 monthsand 4,000 miles, the strut on the tailgate ripped out of the threads when trying to open it to 99 degrees at normal speed. The female receiving end is PLASTIC. The threads pulled right out and stripped it. It seems to me that this will eventually happen to 100% of Broncos. Hard to imagine what Ford was thinking with this super fragile design. Totally inadequate.
Similar thing happened to me except I was rear ended last night and the strut popped off from the ball jointAfter8 monthsand 4,000 miles, the strut on the tailgate ripped out of the threads when trying to open it to 99 degrees at normal speed. The female receiving end is PLASTIC. The threads pulled right out and stripped it. It seems to me that this will eventually happen to 100% of Broncos. Hard to imagine what Ford was thinking with this super fragile design. Totally inadequate.
I already have an appointment Ford is ordering a new one. However, I've already gotten used to having no strut and I might like it better. I wish they just made it so the door hinges were a bit tighter and required some force to open-close. But putting all that force on those tiny plastic threads is never going last. The whole strut idea was not a good one, and was poorly executed. I'd rather have a simple rope or chain that would prevent it from swinging too hard and breaking off it's hinges. Or just design it like a regular passenger door, with 2 positions where the door wants to rest.Get a new one on warranty. All the one's that I have seen are made that way. Do they make one with a metal end piece?
I saw that - it looks like you could simply pop the strut back on by pressing down on it - might not be broke.Similar thing happened to me except I was rear ended last night and the strut popped off from the ball joint
of course the rear ending was what caused it but still not a fun experience
Interesting I had to lean hard on mine - I have heard that there is a lot of variance in how much force is required to pull the tailgate open.Complete non-issue for mine so far. The piston is set up to work in phases and it puts a lot of force on it when you try to push past these phase opening positions. It never takes more than one or two fingers for me to open mine.
yeah I do that when I need to close the trunk but it pops back off when I open the trunk so I’ll have to get it replacedI saw that - it looks like you could simply pop the strut back on by pressing down on it - might not be broke.
Oh, and sorry about your accident - sucks.
Thanks for the link! I just ordered 4 of them. These doodads could be used in other builds as well. Glad they could capitalize on Ford's engineering faults!It's a known issue.
@Redline Tuning has metal replacements
https://www.redlinetuning.com/product-p/72-00006.htm