I replaced the tailgate motor on my 2010 LX570 and in my searching I didn’t see a thread talking about this so I figured I’d create one. This won’t be a step-by-step as I didn’t think about documenting it at the time, but more of an invitation for anyone to ask questions if they end up doing it themselves.
My tailgate became more and more lethargic over time, eventually it wouldn’t work at all and just give me a double beep. My research led me to replacing the struts, which I did with these:
Qty (2) Fits LX570 2008 To 2015 Liftgate Lift Supports With Power Gate Amazon product ASIN B06ZYJCWF9
That helped the aging struts but didn’t solve the problem.
I came across this video which suggested cleaning the brushes and commutator:
That didn’t solve it either, but that video did help in the tear down procedure.
I then ordered a replacement motor for $375 from here:
Replacing it was pretty easy, particularly if you’ve already gone to the trouble of trying to clean it. That was a lot more involved than simply replacing the entire thing.
It really was essentially bolt off/bolt on, but there are two specific things I’ll give advice on (other than watch the above video for some detail on what panels/trim to pull and how).
1. This black part where the articulating arm extends from is well connected to the panel (tan in my case) around it. I don’t believe it’s meant to separate from it. It seemed like it would when I took it apart so I ended up breaking some of its connection points to the panel. It was easily repairable with some adhesive, but just make sure to pull it as one piece and you’ll be ok.
2. Attach this post to the articulating arm of the motor AFTER you have installed the motor and replaced the panel. The motor comes with a string attached to the arm to help with this. I didn’t do it in this order and it was a significant pain to get the panel back on, especially since I’d broken that black part to begin with and was trying to keep it from breaking again.
All in all it was a pretty easy install and my gate works again. Happy to answer any questions anyone has should they need to do this repair.
My tailgate became more and more lethargic over time, eventually it wouldn’t work at all and just give me a double beep. My research led me to replacing the struts, which I did with these:
Qty (2) Fits LX570 2008 To 2015 Liftgate Lift Supports With Power Gate Amazon product ASIN B06ZYJCWF9
That helped the aging struts but didn’t solve the problem.
I came across this video which suggested cleaning the brushes and commutator:
That didn’t solve it either, but that video did help in the tear down procedure.
I then ordered a replacement motor for $375 from here:
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Replacing it was pretty easy, particularly if you’ve already gone to the trouble of trying to clean it. That was a lot more involved than simply replacing the entire thing.
It really was essentially bolt off/bolt on, but there are two specific things I’ll give advice on (other than watch the above video for some detail on what panels/trim to pull and how).
1. This black part where the articulating arm extends from is well connected to the panel (tan in my case) around it. I don’t believe it’s meant to separate from it. It seemed like it would when I took it apart so I ended up breaking some of its connection points to the panel. It was easily repairable with some adhesive, but just make sure to pull it as one piece and you’ll be ok.
2. Attach this post to the articulating arm of the motor AFTER you have installed the motor and replaced the panel. The motor comes with a string attached to the arm to help with this. I didn’t do it in this order and it was a significant pain to get the panel back on, especially since I’d broken that black part to begin with and was trying to keep it from breaking again.
All in all it was a pretty easy install and my gate works again. Happy to answer any questions anyone has should they need to do this repair.