| Author | Message | ||
     Richard Grayson III (Skaramunga) New Member Username: Skaramunga Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2003 |
everytime i try and open my rear door on my 96 disco it sticks and takes me like 3-4 trys to open??? should i just lube the fucker? i am gonna try it tomarrow anyway, but could that be the end of my rear door? will it be a steadily progress until my rear door is stuck shut? someone help, i've heard of this SHIT before...HELP | ||
| Brendan Kearns (Howboucha) Member Username: Howboucha Post Number: 146 Registered: 01-2003 |
Is it your handle or the actual door? If the handle is sticking when you depress it, and it doesn't return to the normal position then it is an easy fix. Gently remove the Land Rover emblem on the handle cover and spray some WD-40, graphite or lithium on the mechanism. Exercise it a few times and it will be like new again. Or take a shotgun and blast it repeatedly. B.K. | ||
| Andy Hager (Ahager) New Member Username: Ahager Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2003 |
My 1999 Disco had worn-out hinges - it might be the hinges. Once replaced, things got a lot easier. But, I did not have trouble with the latch - that worked fine - BUT, once open, the door was extremely difficult to operate. | ||
| Richard Grayson III (Skaramunga) New Member Username: Skaramunga Post Number: 20 Registered: 02-2003 |
well, it looks like the latch works fine but it but every once and ten times the clamp or hinge doesnt relly do much... | ||
| Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 566 Registered: 02-2003 |
Watch the language, please. This is a public forum. You only get one warning.....  - Axel | ||
| Steve Pretzman (Stpretz) New Member Username: Stpretz Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2003 |
Make sure that your latch assembly isn't getting loose in the door. When I bought my '95 D1 this summer, the back door would not open...after taking off the interior panel and releasing it...I found that the only problem was that the latching mechanism had worked it's way loose and wouldn't release. Easy fix. | ||
| Gerard Brooks (Wizard) New Member Username: Wizard Post Number: 11 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hi usally when the doors refuse to open there is a small spring in the locking mechanism that has snapped.L R dont do a replacement spring just a complete lock, but it is easy enough to make your own from another small spring. You need to take off the inside door cover and remove the latching mechanism, there are several linkages and plastic clips on it so if you have a digital camera take a few pix as you go along. This spring is only 10mm in diameter and is easly missed if it has snapped and fallen into the door frame. I will see if I can find any pix on the web for you to take a look at. cheers wizard |
