Yeah, I will fix it myself in the future if the problem reemerges.
That's a different problem to the one I had.
This solution/product worked for me! Thanks for posting. It’s a clean install too and looks factory. No more going crazy trying to find my creaking.I got tired of applying a new coat of Super Lube every other week in order to keep the rubber seal quiet, so I decided to go a different route and applied a stretch of brush weather stripping along the top edge of the swing gate. No squeaks, no leaks, and no more lubing.
So you have a totally different problem than the rubber seal squeaking/creaking. Many of us have/had this same internal ticking/rattling from the tailgate. Well documented in this thread. Many of us fixed it by coating the tailgate internally with WD40 white lithium lube.
Ha! I was thinking about doing the same, get some solvent in there to bring the ticking back! Thanks for letting me know that didn't work lol. Yes the lithium definitely did the trick, but I don't want this faulty tailgate, will get it replaced one way or another! Let us know what the dealer says for yours.
You're very welcome!
Yea and I soaked the crap out of the inside of it, had IPA all dripping out of the bottom of the tailgate and still nothing. If anything I mentioned it because it wanted it on record that I stated it was an issue, even if they don’t hear it now. That way when/if it does ever come back I’ll have some history there.
So after I installed the brushed weather stripping, it worked great. I went off-roading yesterday, so obviously a lot more bouncing and movement, and today the creaking is back. I checked on my weather stripping and it has been "forced/pushed" down a bit from where I originally installed it (I installed it basically flush with the top of the tailgate). I guess that makes sense, since we know there is a lot of movement in this area, hence the creaking, but I wasn't expecting it to be pushed down from it, especially since I though I did a pretty good job prepping the area for adhesion. So I'm kind of at a loss now, other than to just re-do the weatherstripping again. I may try some adhesion promoter this time, or even try to double up the weatherstripping.
