Nissan Titan broken tailgate assist hinge replacement 

Gotta love a 7 year old video that’s still relevant. Thanks! I’ll order my parts now for my 2014

Great video. Took me 20 minutes to fix my '11 titan tailgate. One useful item: your tailgate comes off from removing the cables then with the tailgate almost down, pull out the drivers side and pull to the left to undo the passenger side. HAPPY IN Colorado. I owe you a six pack!!!!

Absolutely love the Turkey. He seems so interested in your repair

Thanks for posting this video. Exact same thing just happened to my 2010 Titan Pro4X. Very helpful and that's a great turkey you have there.

Great video. The only thing i would comment on is to remove the tail light lens to get to the ball. It is held on with two phillip head screws.

Thanks for explaining the details of the passes side tailgate assist.

Very helpful, thank you! Making mention of the part numbers REALLY saved me some time searching for them.

I CANT BELIEVE NISSAN STILL MAKING THIS BAD DESIGN FOR MANY YEARS ON TITANS I JUST LOOK FOR A VID TO FIX ON MY TRUCK I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ON A 2017 TITAN.THEY BEEN PUTTING THE SAME PARTS AS I LOOK ON THE VIDEO . THANKS FOR THE VID I LEARN HOW TO FIX MY .

Thanks for your effort in putting this video together chapman2212. I have a 2010 Titan and had the same issue. Would not have been able to make the repair without your video! Not sure I'll buy another Titan with all the issues I've had.

Dear Sir, thank you for the good video. it seems as if Nissan's design philosophy for a tailgate assist is very different from the other manufacturers. When you look at other tailgate assist videos the shock arm is mounted to the side of the tailgate where the tailgate cables are. For Nissan it is inexplicably mounted inside and under the tail light and tailgate. No wonder it was impossible to find a part number for the EZ Down or DeeZee tailgate assist for a 2015 Nissan Frontier NP 300. I hope someone from EZ and Deezee reads this and makes a tailgate that can easily fit and easily be installed on to the NP300.

In case nobody mentioned, it's easier to get to the assist if you take the tail light out.

My tailgate has been broken for about 5 months now (same year Pro 4X). So glad I came across your video, looks like a task I can do myself. Thanks for posting!! Now if I can only get my heater fixed.

I'd like to thank you and buddy for making this very helpful video. Thanks!

Thanx for the video. I have the exact same truck, color version year everything and mine broke just like yours. Just ordered the parts online $44 shipped. Thanks also for the part numbers.

Thank you for the video. My tailgate just broke on my 2014 Titan. Great information here. I'll wait till Spring time to do the job outside, as now we have cold winter in Ontario.

Massively helpful for my 2011 Titan. Saved me a ton of time by knowing part #'s, Torx bit size, and what to expect. Thanks!

Thanks.I got a 2012 Nissan Titan and had the same issue got it fixed today.

Thank you so much! Totally helped me replace mine!

Thanks so much - I'll be replacing mine this weekend. Love the turkey!

Thanks Alot! This Will Make This Alot Easier On Replacing Mine!!!

Hey thanks for the video! It's always great seeing what's ahead. What a difference the hinge assist makes.

Hi. I jus did mine on a 2012 Titan an if you take the taillight assembly off its a whole lot easier to access the compression arm.

I had to replace the right side hinge on a Frontier (Titan's little brother) ...breaking hinges seem to be a weakness...cup separated from the baseplate, where its swadged (sp?) in...the replacement hinges came through of thicker gauge steel, but I welded the swadging just to be sure they didn't blow apart again...Hint: THE TRICK to getting the bolts out is to get them toasty with a torch to defeat the threadlocker! Without it, there's a good chance to strip them. Also, access to damper ball connection might be better if you remove lens and go in from there, rear of hinge hardware was accessible like that on Frontier. Cheers

Had the same problem on 2011 about a month and a half ago. My new hinge didn't come with new bolts. Didn't think to put threadlock back on the bolts either. Hope it doesn't work loose.

If ya add a little heat to the torx screw from the back, the torx screw will easily loosen up. Just a heads up to anyone trying this. I have a MAP Gas torch that worked perfectly.

OMG love that turkey

My hinge would not release from the shock even with the light assembly off. Even with a pry bar and the clip totally removed. Will not come off so it doesn’t just pop off

E-bay! you can buy the bushing on E-bay.

Great video. What's with the turkey?

Remove the tail light to access the assist shock.

I got the same issue with mine. Do you think this part is design to wear out eventually or maybe there is a weight limit on the tailgate?

how much did it cost to fix it ?

i have a 06 Nissan Frontier and i have the exact same problem.

That was a huge turkey!

Only the oval plastic piece on mine broke. Do I still have the replace the entire part? Is there not an easier fix to this?

I have a 2010 Titan LE. How do I know what side of the tailgate assist went wrong?

What about the left side? It’s different right??

I couldn't hear a damn word he said... I kept thinking about dinner...

where did you order it from?

What about the lock tight?

Nice Turkey!!!

Can't you just take the plastic piece off of the new hinge and put it on the old one?

could have pulled tail light lens

The plastic part fails much too easily.

You need impact driver for torx bit

Replaced mine too & made a video just to reiterate yours. Thanks for taking the time! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VUeLXiYBv1A.html

Garbage design by Nissan.