OEM Jeep Commander Liftgate Hinge

Jeep Commander Liftgate Hinge Parts and Q&A

• Hinge, Rear Passenger Side
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  Q: How to Install a Liftgate Hinge Without Removing the Liftgate on Jeep Commander?

  A:

  The liftgate does not need to be taken off, since you can install or replace hinges one side at a time. Apply a proper body sealer to the parts that connect the hinge and car doors. Place half the body liftgate on top of the header of the upper part of the liftgate on the vehicle. Take care to pull the rear portion of the headliner down towards the header, so you can secure the three fasteners to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.). After that, set the liftgate on top of the half of the hinge located on the liftgate side of the vehicle and connect the hinge using the two screws and tighten them both to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.) Secure the support struts and afterwards release the support from the rear hatch. Make sure the liftgate works and is aligned well and fit the tabs in the upper liftgate trim molding onto the retaining clips in the liftgate opening until the tabs click. Look for leaks coming from the hinge to body screw connections.
• Hinge, Rear Driver Side
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  Q: How to Maintain and Fix a Liftgate Hinge on Jeep Commander?

  A:

  Before servicing or repairing the trunk or liftgate hinge, prop or block open the liftgate securely. With the liftgate support struts removed, use a trim stick, preferably C-4755, to unclip the molding around the liftgate's header from the retaining clips and take it out. Place a mark on the liftgate inner panel where the hinge liftgate half should be reinstalled and remove the two screws securing the hinge to the liftgate. Mark the position of the hinge body on the upper liftgate opening header before you remove the liftgate. Pull the lower edge of the headliner downward past the header to reach and unscrew the two nuts and one bolt that hold the hinge in place and then remove the hinge from under the header. It is necessary to coat the hinge to body mating surfaces with a proper body sealer before you begin installation. On top of the liftgate opening on the vehicle, fasten to the header half the liftgate hinge, then pull the headliner's rear edge down and secure the nuts and bolt beneath using a torque setting of 28 N.m (21 ft.lbs). First, position the liftgate to the vehicle's liftgate half of the hinge. Afterward, set the two screws provided into the hinge to secure the liftgate and tighten them both to 28 N.m (21 ft.lbs). After that, reinstall the support struts, release the support under the liftgate and make sure the liftgate works and is aligned properly. After that, put the retaining tabs on the trim molding into the clips in the liftgate, then secure the trim molding by engaging the retaining tabs. Check for water leaks at the hinge to body screws.