
Tailgate lift studs and Clips rusted
I replaced the 4 rusted studs today. Seems to be a
common problem in our salty winter road conditions. New studs are
available at Tesla Parts. The old studs were hard to unscrew due to
Loctite on the original threads. A 13mm wrench will do the job. I still
have to work on extracting the rusted clip remnants which are stuck in
the lift ends.
First picture shows rusty stud in hatch lid. Second picture shows old
and new part.
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