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Old 01-09-2021, 04:29 PM #1
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Trunk door squeak

I just installed a Baja Rack ladder on my trunk and now it sounds like the piston/hinge is squeaking. I knew there would be added weight (17 lbs), but did not think that i would need to replace the trunk hinges.

Anyone else run into this? Any solutions - maybe all it needs is some good ol' WD40.
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My trunk door decided to squeak so I sprayed some WD-40 on it and its back to normal

Hasn't squeaked for a couple months now.
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Try this easy fix - clean and then put grease on the latching mechanism and on the catch. Chased a hatch squeak for a long time on my 4th gen and that did the trick. It'll take you 60 seconds to do.
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I just installed a Baja Rack ladder on my trunk and now it sounds like the piston/hinge is squeaking. I knew there would be added weight (17 lbs), but did not think that i would need to replace the trunk hinges.

Anyone else run into this? Any solutions - maybe all it needs is some good ol' WD40.
At least one of the back ladder suppliers offer extra heavy duty struts to account for the increased weight. I don't remember which one. Perhaps adding those may help the problem.
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