Liftgate handle gasket (99)
07-25-2017, 10:33 PM
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Liftgate handle gasket (99)
I am replacing my liftgate handle. I notice there is a piece of rectangular rubber strip a few inches long and maybe 1/4" wide that fits into a recess across the upper rear edge of the lift gate handle assembly and sits against the liftgate body panel exterior. I don't see it listed in the parts catalog (SXJ-1310 section).
The strip on my XJ is bedraggled and hanging out....
Any ideas?
(may post a pic later)
The strip on my XJ is bedraggled and hanging out....
Any ideas?
(may post a pic later)
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07-26-2017, 11:22 AM
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Definitely the backup plan, but the material is weird, it is quite light... maybe because my XJ is a bit baked from a hot climate. I'll probably pull the handle out and make a template. I seem to excel at finding things that are not in the parts catalog....
07-26-2017, 09:16 PM
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07-26-2017, 09:37 PM
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Look up, "dumbing down". See also, "deconstructionism".
It doesn't matter how many idiots call it a lift gate (and everyone working at Merriam-Webster for at least the last decade is an idiot or worse), it's still not a liftgate.
It doesn't matter how many idiots call it a lift gate (and everyone working at Merriam-Webster for at least the last decade is an idiot or worse), it's still not a liftgate.
07-26-2017, 10:13 PM
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Mopar made it, they call it a liftgate, good enough for me.
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07-27-2017, 09:51 AM
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I myself wouldn't and don't call it a lift gate, I call it a hatch. But we all know what the op is referring to if he would've used either term
07-27-2017, 11:23 AM
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Cut length-wise and flatten a used mountain bike inner tube and trace the handle upside down with a razor blade. Use a thorn-resistant tube for a thicker seal.
07-27-2017, 07:24 PM
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BRM, dude... you're usually right on the money man, but just about every vehicle I've had or seen that has a "hatch" gets it referred to as a "liftgate" when looking up the FSMs, parts manuals, or even the user manuals. The struts for them are even called "liftgate struts" just about everywhere I've seen.
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07-27-2017, 08:30 PM
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Depends for me, Technical i guess its a lift gate but who wants to say 2 words? hatch is easier, faster and simple in my mind. That extra 0.002 seconds matters.