The hinges on the lower tail gate are exposed to the weather and can't be lubricated so they rust out and get sloppy.
I have owned a van before and with this van I don't want the rear to clunk and bang when I drive over bumps so part of this was to re do the lower hinges.

Here is what I did to fix this......

These 2 pictures show how much slop they have.


The pins are welded in so you need to drill out the weld. I ground it a bit and could only guess the center to punch it for the drill.


I started with a smaller drill and worked up to a 14mm. I just happened to have some 14mm bright rod left over from another project but if yours aren't to worn out you could get away with 12mm to get you into fresh steel. Then with a punch just drive the old pin out.




When drilling large or even small holes you can't go past this stuff. It's a bit messy but once you use it you wil never drill a hole with out it.





Excuse the dodgy welding.

Cut off the excess and clean the other side up.


A little bit of dressing with a sander and file and you now have a hinge that will not go bang when you go over a bump.