straightening out a liftgate?

gustavohuber · Post by **gustavohuber** » Sat May 14, 2005 5:15 am

so.. at some point my wagon got broken into via a pry bar which torqued the rear gate out such that (aside from the big dent the bar left) it seals fine on one side, and is about two inches from the seals on the other side. not a big deal, but sometimes I get exhaust in the car, which sucks. any ideas on what to do?

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:38 pm

new lift gate.

gustavohuber · Post by **gustavohuber** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:37 pm

you mean you'll give me one for *free*? AWW, that's so sweet of you!

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:46 am

Somebody went to that much trouble to break into one of these? I've never locked my doors thinking that nobody would expect to find anything valuable in my car. Come to think of it, my windows have all been down for a couple of days now.
Have you tried salvage yards for a replacement gate?

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Mon May 16, 2005 2:02 am

Too bad I don't live in Fayetteville, free parts!

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:35 am

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:16 am

they're only like$25 at junkyards. I remember I pulled one when I was looking to do lots of bodywork on my 91. You'll probably want a gear ratchet wrench set though.

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:57 am

Man.

I wish there was a u-pull JY somewhere within 100 miles of me.......

I would have SOOOOO much fun.

scottzg · Post by **scottzg** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:36 am

Yo, gus. There;s a white and a gold liftgate in a u-pull-it yard thats 3 miles from my home. Is this helpful?

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Thu May 19, 2005 10:34 pm

Try this (body and fender trick), put a large wood block in the side that closes first, 4 x 4 or the like, then push on the other side to try and flex the twist back out of it. With a tall enough block and enough push (get a big friend or two) you should be able to get it pretty close to square. You may need to adjust the latch afterward to get it to close well. If it looks like most of the bend is between the latch and the pried end try the block at the latch first (center), but you will need a way to hold the good side in place (again with the big friend). Bottom line, try to figure out were and how the metal was moved and move it back.

Gary

Tleg93 · Post by **Tleg93** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:08 pm

LaureltheQueen wrote:they're only like$25 at junkyards. I remember I pulled one when I was looking to do lots of bodywork on my 91. You'll probably want a gear ratchet wrench set though.

Really, mine costed me $60!!

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:13 pm

sucks. i'm in wa, subaru capital of the world

gustavohuber · Post by **gustavohuber** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:46 am

Hi Everyone- I've been moving out of my old house, and didn't have internet until I came up to my visit my parents.. and you're right.. washington really is the suby capital. Port Townsend must have at least a dozen of each model of turn-of-the-90s soob. I'm waiting on a new engine from Matt Monson - who, for the record, has be a real helpful saint. Hopefully I won't botch anything, and can spend my graduation gifts on something more interesting than having a new longblock dropped in the wagon. I'll try the block method, and if not, I'd be down for a trip to the south bay to find a new hatch. Thanks everyone.

scottzg · Post by **scottzg** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:40 am

gustavohuber wrote:I'd be down for a trip to the south bay to find a new hatch.

Gimme a shout.

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straightening out a liftgate?

straightening out a liftgate?