Thread: Squeaking from tailgate area

I've found that talcum powder is the best thing to fix squeaks. Silicon spray doesn't seem to last that long and attracts dust.

Have fixed tailgate and squeaky doors seals.

Wurth pfte dry-lube. Doesn't attract muck or dust. Last for ages.

I think the squeaking was caused by the plastic side panels inside the cargo area having been pushed back against other plastic or metal at the rear pillars when earlier a cargo barrier had been temporarily jammed between the front edge of the plastic side panels and the backs of the 2nd row seats as an interim method of keeping the barrier rigid until the top brackets for the barrier were fitted. Applying forward pressure on the rear end of side panels caused a momentary cracking sound and the creaking has not since not ocurred. The barrier was removed as the 2nd step in trying to identify the cause of the creaking, with the removal of a recently-fitted bolted roof rack the first step. The nutserts still have not been fitted for the top bracket mounts as I my attempts at fitting one using a bolt, nut and washers was not successful.