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Oct 28th, 2010, 20:07 | #1 |
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Rear Tailgate Handle repair - Guide
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There have been several posts pertaining to sticking rear XC90 tailgate handles, and the associated hassle that causes when locking/unlocking. I have not seen any permanent fixes - infact, the only "fix" has been the suggestion of lubricant, which is also what Mr Volvo seems to do. Anyway - the root cause is a short metal hinge "rod" within the rear handle. This rod rusts away, swells as it does, and as a result gets tight in its mounts. You can confirm this with the tailgate open, looking up into the handle. So - this guide presents a permanent fix, that will only cost you about £3-£4 and half an hours time. On a difficulty scale of one to ten, this job is probably a three. Access to the offending hinge requires removal of the rear tailgate trim panels. A full guide to this is within the Volvo instructions for fitting a rear view camera - but wire frame diagrams are not too easy to follow... so.... First, remove the grab handle - this is quick tricky, but is done by inserting a small flat blade sxcredriver in the slots and gently easing the handle out. Once out, remove the screw, location shown in the bottom right of this picture. Next, the tailgate lamp. This is prised out carefully - you can see the retaining lugs here, so you know what you are aiming for. Again - when out, remove the screw... Next, work your way around gently pulling the tailgate trim away from the body... these are the clips that are holding it on. Now - the lock etc...which, thankfully, you dont need to remove. Next - carefully prise the cable from the lock to the tailgate handle out from its clip - this is tricky! Once you have the barrel end of the cable loose, you can unclip the yellow lock and pull the cable end free. This is the worst bit of the job! Ritey! - I found that removing the number plate lamps make the final stage easy, so its up to you if you struggle and risk damaging paint, or whip them out - its an easy one screw per side and lever them out.. Unplug this connector, which feeds the rear number plate lights... Lastly, remove the 4, 6mm (10mm head) nuts... you will probably need a deep 10mm socket to reach these.. The central two nuts may need loosening of the rear wiper motor to gain access. If you do this, you dont need to remove it, just undo the three mounting bolts....these bolts can be seen in the lock picture above - with one bolt already removed. Now, the whole rear handle/finisher can be removed from outside of the car... Close inspection shows the problem... here is the pin - from both sides all rusted up... The hinge pin can now be simply drifted out - and looks like this when removed and cleaned up of rust - what a pitted state. It was originally zinc passivated. When you are removing the pin, you can remove the whole handle, but you may have fun refitting the spring inside! I did remove it too and cleaned it up...your call. So - to ensure this is a permanent fix, I got some 4mm 304 grade stainless steel rod - easily found from any merchants - or even ebay. I would suggest 304 is selected as it offers better corrosion resistance than the more common and cheaper 303 grade... and we all know what the UK salt is like in winter... An alternative would be to use a stainless MMA welding rod... 4mm is a heft but common grade for them! The original rod on mine was 108mm long - and I cut the replacement 5mm longer so there was more of an overhang at each end when fitted. More overhang than this may foul the rear body when refitting. When fitted, you can see the overhang here and compare it to the earlier picture... And lastly, looking from the same angle as the first rusty shot... So - job done! Reassembly, is as they say, a reversal of removal... and you dont need pictures for that! Hope that helps someone out.... David |
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Oct 28th, 2010, 20:30 | #2 |
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excellent writeup as always bestie! One q- did you break the cable retainer where the cable barrel nub sits as it looks broken in the 2nd pic of the rusty bar side views?
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Yes, I did - it was only the very small "tang" that attempts to retain the cable. It was easily held with a very thin cable tie however on re-assembly! David |
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Nov 15th, 2010, 11:35 | #4 |
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Again, thanks for this guide! I have followed the procedure, and it's easy enough (especially with all these pictures ).
The only thing I found quite difficult, was how to take all these plastic covers without breaking their "catches" or whatever you call it... Managed to do it, but it's quite tricky One additional tip for "dummies" (from another dummy ) - when you took off the release cable, and you need to go to the shed for another spanner/tool/whatever, don't close the tailgate |
Nov 15th, 2010, 16:54 | #6 |
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Thanks for saying thanks guys - its nice to see these are appreciated - they do take a wee while to write up....and the wife and neighbours wonder what is going on...then roll their eyes....
The "dont close the tailgate" comment made me smile... that nearly caught me too! David |
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Oct 31st, 2011, 21:41 | #7 |
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Did repair following your guide, however I found that the spring was also snapped on one side. Phoned Volvo today and was informed that this was not a seperate part and quoted £92 for full handle assembley!!
Anyone got any ideas!! Thanks |
Nov 1st, 2011, 09:10 | #8 |
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HI
Not sure then, other than checking out these boxes of spring assortments that you see around..places like Screwfix. I guess the rot killed the spring as well as attacking the shaft. David
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Should be plenty in the breakers. They are fitted to the V70, the XC70, as well as the XC90.
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Anyone got a photo of the spring that could be posted up ?
Maybe someone checking this Thread might have one, or knows where to get a suitable replacement ?
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