Tailgate Anti-Rattlers

[kramttocs]

I may have asked this before but can't recall for sure.

The linkage in the tailgate originally had some foam around them. I assume this was for anti-rattling but that's just a guess.

Now that stuff just falls apart. Any clever suggestions on something to replace it with?

Haven't found any pipe insulation that goes that small with the ID.

I've tried a handful of things but none of them worked out all that well.

[Gary Lewis]

What about foam tape?  Pull off the protective strip, fold it over the linkage, and stick it to itself.

[kramttocs]

See, now that's a good, simple idea that will no doubt work great

Was definitely making it way too complicated.

Thanks!

[Gary Lewis]

Me?  A simple idea????  MARK ONE UP FOR ME!!!!!  

[kramttocs]

Haha I won't even go into some of the messy, complicated things I tried. Quickly (but not quickly enough) got to the point where I realized I was spending way more time on something trivial than I should be.

[FuzzFace2]

At first I was going to say I don't hear the chains rattling on my truck and I use bike inner tube cut and fitted over the chains.
Then went over the post and it is not the chains that rattle

Vacuum hose over the rods?
Dave ----

[kramttocs]

FuzzFace2 wrote

Vacuum hose over the rods?

Another great idea!

[Danny G]

heat shrink or silicone tape?

[kramttocs]

Thanks! Going to try the heat shrink over some pipe foam.