Sticky tailgate?

[DOOKEY]

Asking around I've heard a couple others that have the same issue so I thought I'd start a group discussion about it.

My tailgate is crazy sticky. It feels like there is such a vacuum on it that you really have to put pressure on the handle to get it to open. So much so I feel like I'm going to break the handle.

I went to Moab in May and there was all kinds of dust around the seals so I cleaned them off with water and a rag. But it has only progressed on the pain to open.

Anybody else have this issue? I don't want to add anything to the seals to help the issue until I know that is the problem. Hoping others have had this issue so we can agree on the issue.

Let me know what you know.

Here's a pic of the offending tailgate in question since pics seem to help the conversation.

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[JIMBOX]

Open your tailgate and lift the hatch window---

Now close/open the tailgate----any problems ???

Put a dab of white grease on the upper/lower slide of the tailgate guide bkt(lower drivers side below latch-

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[DOOKEY]

Opened the window and closed the door. Same issue. Turns out the striker was misaligned. A T45 and 2 minutes realigned the door striker and now it works like a champ. Nomo sticky!

You can see the door latch is sitting on the striker.

 

[Raylan Givens]

I was expecting a whole different problem when I saw "sticky tailgate"

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