How to Repair a Sagging Fence Gate - part 2
As far as the surounding wood you want to carefully remove the old nails with a nail puller so that you can re-nail the wood to the new post. Do whatever you can to leave them in good condition. It is best to use the old nail holes as much as possible and have it remain tight. If it is not completely tight you can always put in some new nails.
Because you are putting the post in the old post plug, it will end up exactly where the old one was. Also, if any of the wood parts are too rotten to reuse in this fashion, you will have to replace them.
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