ghetdjc320 Posted Wednesday at 04:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:48 PM I'm reinstalling my tailgate and need to see how the lower hinge pivot points are mounted to the body. These are the ones that mount near the taillights. It looks like there is some sort of bolt and nut on one side and a smaller bolt going into a threaded hole. Any pics or diagrams would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted Wednesday at 06:17 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:17 PM If I’m understanding this correctly (doubtful, I haven’t messed with an MJ tailgate in probably 5 years), these are the two holes you’re talking about, right? If so, I think that the hole towards the rear of the truck is threaded and the other hole is a locating hole for a round tab on the hinge pivot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOldJeepGuy Posted Wednesday at 06:42 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:42 PM Here is the assembled version if that is helpful. Both pics are the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted Wednesday at 10:06 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:06 PM There’s only one bolt which goes through the “cup” portion in the rear hole the other hole is for alignment of the bracket. They have a raised portion on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted Wednesday at 10:42 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:42 PM 35 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: There’s only one bolt which goes through the “cup” portion in the rear hole the other hole is for alignment of the bracket. They have a raised portion on the back. Thank you for saying this. This is what I was trying to say, but failing to word it easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted Wednesday at 10:57 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:57 PM One picture is worth a thousand keystrokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted Thursday at 02:27 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 02:27 AM Awesome, thank you all so much for the pictures! That’s exactly what I needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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