dinonugget
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I did some troubleshooting on my Model Y tailgate and found the root cause of the creak. Just as described in the above post, two pieces of metal were making contact when the tailgate flexes, causing the creak. After removing the interior plastic tailgate trim, I was able to get rid of the creak by either inserting a spacer between the metal sandwich near the spot weld. Also effective was to spray lithium grease in between the sheets of metal.
The affected area is boxed in red.
The affected area is boxed in red.
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