Sagaris tailgate rattle

[jcpgasoline]

The glass tailgate on my Sagaris is rattling. I would really appreciate some advice on how to fix this little annoyance. Thanks in advance.

[Zippee]

Most likely its the pin thats rattling in the catch. I had this on my T350, fixed by putting a little bit of rubber shrink pipe round the pin and heating it up so it shrunk onto it.

[thatsprettyshady]

Same problem on my t350, wrapped the pin in insulation tape and then undid the bolt that secures it, moved the pin around a bit and found a nice secure position for it.
When you tug on the handle it shouldn't make a noise at all, any noise will mean it will rattle.

Alternatively turn the stereo up/soften up the dampers

[ShiDevil]

Zippee said:

Most likely its the pin thats rattling in the catch. I had this on my T350, fixed by putting a little bit of rubber shrink pipe round the pin and heating it up so it shrunk onto it.

Agree with Tony. Did the same here and worked a treat

[blackiepaul]

where do you get new pins from?

[Choo]

It may be worth checking the top two bolts attaching the screen to its hinges, bit of a pig as you'll need to remove and restick the caps. But they can work loose and cause a rattle too.

[jcpgasoline]

Thanks - problem solved by slipping the clear plastic nozzle from a carlube power-steering fluid bottle on to the pin. Not exactly an elegant solution, but easy to do and functional.

Incidentally, what is the adhesive used to stick the black plastic caps on to the bolts that hold the glass tailgate to the hinge mechanism?

[SAGTAFF]

Choo said:

It may be worth checking the top two bolts attaching the screen to its hinges, bit of a pig as you'll need to remove and restick the caps. But they can work loose and cause a rattle too.

Do this and you will probably find you don't need your non-elegant solution

[blackiepaul]

blackiepaul said:

where do you get new pins from?

any ideas - if you can tell me what they are called I will search for some

[Hollowpockets]

Guys sometimes the problem is not the pin, but the latch which holds the pin becomes loose.

Remove the leather surround and check both big Phillips head screws are tight otherwise the whole latch and pin will bounce over bumps in the road, this happened on my sag and took months of adjusting the pin over and over until i figured out what was wrong.

[JonRB]

Choo said:

It may be worth checking the top two bolts attaching the screen to its hinges, bit of a pig as you'll need to remove and restick the caps. But they can work loose and cause a rattle too.

Yup. My tailgate rattled and I did exactly this, as it was clear that was the cause of the rattle (and tightening them did indeed cure it). Only I haven't got round to re-sticking the caps yet as Sikaflex is hell to dig out.

jcpgasoline said:

Thanks - problem solved by slipping the clear plastic nozzle from a carlube power-steering fluid bottle on to the pin. Incidentally, what is the adhesive used to stick the black plastic caps on to the bolts that hold the glass tailgate to the hinge mechanism?

It's Sikaflex 291, which is an adhesive sealant*. It's also used for bonding the headlight covers on, and the rear tail light covers, and loads of others things. TVRs are practically held together by the stuff.

* - officially described as a "Multi Purpose Marine Adhesive/Sealant & Bedding compound"

Edited by JonRB on Friday 10th May 15:28

[alex_gray255]

Heat wrap works perfectly.

It was rattling very badly Skip at Bespoke sorted it out with a heat wrap over that is now totally silent

Edited by alex_gray255 on Friday 14th June 00:42

[alex_gray255]

Here's what was fitted.

[JonRB]

alex_gray255 said:

Here's what was fitted.

Ahh, right. I think that may be "heat shrink" not "shrink wrap".

Mine was rattling at the hinges, not the catch, which involved removing the two caps on the outside of the hatch and tightening them with an allen key.

[alex_gray255]

Opps, yes, my bad.