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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 10:37:31

Title: rear door problems
Post by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 10:37:31

ok couple of issues - my rear door never likes to close anyway.. needs a good hard push to get it on the latch, but i found out that when in the back of it, the rear door handle does not work , its very loose and does not seem to do anything, is there a cable or something that needs to be tightened ? ive checked the haynes manual and it does not seem to be to usefull, any advice? i have a commercial and really need to be able to get out when i close myself in the back !

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Skibum346 on October 03, 2007, 11:43:29

Tom, I had the same problem and despite taking it apart (without the aid of a manual  :shock: ) I couldn't find anything obvious. However, liberal quantities of WD40 and spray grease seem to have helped.

Skibum

Title: rear door problems
Post by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 12:32:14

that wont help for me as the read door handle ( inside the door ) does not do anything , seems to be 'loose'

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Skibum346 on October 03, 2007, 13:59:03

There are a pil;e of interconnecting rods that connect the various components, one of the retaining clips may have come adrift letting the rod drop out of the handle.

Same solution... take it apart and have a look.

Can you open it with the external handle?

Skibum

Title: rear door problems
Post by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 14:00:42

yup feels like there is a lot of slack but it does open, just go tot owrk out howt o take it all apart !

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Skibum346 on October 03, 2007, 14:05:30

Step 1 door card off...

Step 2 identify any loose/broken rods

Step 3 if you have to... and only if you have to... unbolt lock mechanism and spend 45 minutes trying to figure out how to remove it from the door.

Step 4 clean up and rebuild door lock and rods associated

Step 5 spend 90 minutes trying to figure out how to get the lock back in to the door!

Step 6 give up... tie the door closed and head to the pub for a beer!

 :roll:

Skibum

Title: rear door problems
Post by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 14:11:11

oh dear ... i really dont have much time for those horid jobs... ugh

Title: rear door problems
Post by: barmiebrumie on October 03, 2007, 14:28:16

Quote from: "Skibum346"

Step 1 door card off...

Step 2 identify any loose/broken rods

Step 3 if you have to... and only if you have to... unbolt lock mechanism and spend 45 minutes trying to figure out how to remove it from the door.

Step 4 clean up and rebuild door lock and rods associated

Step 5 spend 90 minutes trying to figure out how to get the lock back in to the door!

Step 6 give up... tie the door closed and head to the pub for a beer!

 :roll:

Skibum

Step 6 is the best option  :lol:

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Skibum346 on October 03, 2007, 14:30:11

I've always found that if step 6 becomes step one... you care less about the fact that the door don't open anyway!   :lol:

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Iain C on October 03, 2007, 14:46:32

Mine has some kind of little turning knob thingy right on the shutline...it's not a childlock is it...???

Title: rear door problems
Post by: Skibum346 on October 03, 2007, 15:17:39

Quote from: "Iain C"

Mine has some kind of little turning knob thingy right on the shutline...it's not a childlock is it...???

 :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Don't be silly.... TomKBucks will have checked that already.....  

 :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

Title: rear door problems
Post by: tomkbucks on October 03, 2007, 15:34:31

erm must admit not checked for any childlock ! did not even think there would be one in a commercial ! right will check when i get home... i cant have been that stupid... must admit nearly locked my self in the flipping back... 1st time i got in it i closed the door - soooo lucky for me i had taken the bulkhead out that day to get something long in it or would have been locked in it !!