Electric running boards won't go all the way up.

[07navi]

Both sides have a 1" gap full length on both sides when up. They are very clean, well lubed, hinges fold flat, but come to a hard stop an inch from the top and pushing on them does nothing.

 

[Don Hall]

See if this video helps.....

 

[Robert McMillan]

Both sides have a 1" gap full length on both sides when up. They are very clean, well lubed, hinges fold flat, but come to a hard stop an inch from the top View attachment 37595 View attachment 37596 View attachment 37597 and pushing on them does nothing.

Excess weight on them over time. Or gunked up inside the brackets, or you need a new motor for it.

 

[07navi]

Excess weight on them over time. Or gunked up inside the brackets, or you need a new motor for it.

Again; very clean and well lubed. Motors work great on both sides, and I doubt if all 4 hinges had too much weight. Basically..........that's not it.

 

[07navi]

See if this video helps.....

Thanks but I saw that a while back but he doesn't have the same problem. He is mainly touting his messy chain lube also. The boards work very well but there is a gap. So far nobody knows why.

 

[Robert McMillan]

Again; very clean and well lubed. Motors work great on both sides, and I doubt if all 4 hinges had too much weight. Basically..........that's not it.

You can’t guarantee the insides are clean or that the motor gearing isn’t shot. I’m thinking it’s got something to do with the mechanism that closes them, especially if it’s equal on all sides.

 

[jkayca]

Is the behavior new? From the pics, it looks like the hinge is bumped right up against the frame.

 

[Robert McMillan]

Both sides have a 1" gap full length on both sides when up. They are very clean, well lubed, hinges fold flat, but come to a hard stop an inch from the top View attachment 37595 View attachment 37596 View attachment 37597 and pushing on them does nothing.

None of that under there looks clean whatsoever. Need your prescriptions checked little guy

 

[Robert McMillan]

Both sides have a 1" gap full length on both sides when up. They are very clean, well lubed, hinges fold flat, but come to a hard stop an inch from the top View attachment 37595 View attachment 37596 View attachment 37597 and pushing on them does nothing.

Like @jkayca just stated. There’s your problem. The hinges are jacked up really bad. Here are mine and I have a flush gap all the around my truck. Also this is what clean ones look like

 

[Robert McMillan]

Both sides have a 1" gap full length on both sides when up. They are very clean, well lubed, hinges fold flat, but come to a hard stop an inch from the top View attachment 37595 View attachment 37596 View attachment 37597 and pushing on them does nothing.

This is your issue. Compare it to my gap between hinge and frame rail. You are rubbing yours bad