Interior/Exterior Boot hinge broke

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06-12-2013, 12:56 PM

duffman05_oyeah

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I have an 03 with 100k miles on it and haven't noticed any problems yet.

What kind of lube should I use on the hinges? ...Penetrating oil?

Thanks,
Mike

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06-13-2013, 10:27 AM

buzzsaw

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MINIdave

A once a month squirt of penetrating oil will keep this from happeneing, and only takes seconds to do.........

Same here. So far so good.

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