disco rear door

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graham jones

Guest

• Mar 8, 2005

• #1

Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of car
and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.

Cheers

Graham

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Mar 8, 2005

• #2

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:48:45 GMT, "graham jones"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
>rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of car
>and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>
>Cheers
>
>Graham
>

Hold the key over in the unlock position while trying the handle. It
will probably open....
--

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SteveG

Guest

• Mar 8, 2005

• #3

Is the door handle all floppy? If so, prise the LR logo out from the
door handle cover and use a screwdriver to push the workings back into
place ... common problem

Regards

Steve G



graham jones wrote:
> Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
> rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of car
> and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>
> Cheers
>
> Graham
>
>

 

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graham jones

Guest

• Mar 8, 2005

• #4

Thanks for the info, I will give it a try tomorrow.

cheers


Graham
"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is the door handle all floppy? If so, prise the LR logo out from the door
> handle cover and use a screwdriver to push the workings back into place
> ... common problem
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> graham jones wrote:
>> Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
>> rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of
>> car and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Graham

 

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cyberwraith

Guest

• Mar 8, 2005

• #5

I had a similar problem. In my case we climbed inside and removed the door
panel to access the locking mechanism. Then simply cleaned and oiled it and
packed with grease. Working OK for time being.

Hope this is useful?

"graham jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for the info, I will give it a try tomorrow.
>
> cheers
>
>
> Graham
> "SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Is the door handle all floppy? If so, prise the LR logo out from the door
>> handle cover and use a screwdriver to push the workings back into place
>> ... common problem
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Steve G
>>
>>
>>
>> graham jones wrote:
>>> Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
>>> rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of
>>> car and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Graham
>
>

 

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Dave H

Guest

• Mar 9, 2005

• #6

> I had a similar problem. In my case we climbed inside and removed the door
> panel to access the locking mechanism. Then simply cleaned and oiled it
and
> packed with grease. Working OK for time being.

I did this as well.
Put the door panel back on, lock mechanism failed, took door panel off it
worked.
Where is the sensor to detect if the door panel is on or not ??

Dave

 

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cyberwraith

Guest

• Mar 9, 2005

• #7

I found no door sensor. I have a 94/95 300 TDi once I had loosened the lock
and replaced the panel all was well. I do once a month now pop open the
panel and oil/grease just to make sure!!


"Dave H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> I had a similar problem. In my case we climbed inside and removed the
>> door
>> panel to access the locking mechanism. Then simply cleaned and oiled it
> and
>> packed with grease. Working OK for time being.
>
> I did this as well.
> Put the door panel back on, lock mechanism failed, took door panel off it
> worked.
> Where is the sensor to detect if the door panel is on or not ??
>
> Dave
>
>

 

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graham jones

Guest

• Mar 9, 2005

• #8

I will try oil and grease thanks for all the help


Graham

"cyberwraith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I found no door sensor. I have a 94/95 300 TDi once I had loosened the lock
>and replaced the panel all was well. I do once a month now pop open the
>panel and oil/grease just to make sure!!
>
>
> "Dave H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>> I had a similar problem. In my case we climbed inside and removed the
>>> door
>>> panel to access the locking mechanism. Then simply cleaned and oiled it
>> and
>>> packed with grease. Working OK for time being.
>>
>> I did this as well.
>> Put the door panel back on, lock mechanism failed, took door panel off it
>> worked.
>> Where is the sensor to detect if the door panel is on or not ??
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>
>

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Mar 10, 2005

• #9

Careful with that idea ... the oil and grease will attract dust/dirt and
speed up the recurrence of the problem. Use a proprietary lock oil if
you want to use anything at all.

Regards

Steve G



graham jones wrote:
> I will try oil and grease thanks for all the help
>
>
> Graham
>

 

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cyberwraith

Guest

• Mar 12, 2005

• #10

I do have a special lubricant, ooooer, which has PTFE particles. I use it in
my radio control boats etc, would that be ok?


"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Careful with that idea ... the oil and grease will attract dust/dirt and
> speed up the recurrence of the problem. Use a proprietary lock oil if you
> want to use anything at all.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> graham jones wrote:
>> I will try oil and grease thanks for all the help
>>
>>
>> Graham
>>

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Mar 12, 2005

• #11

Not sure, you might have to try it and see

Regards

Steve G



cyberwraith wrote:
> I do have a special lubricant, ooooer, which has PTFE particles. I use it in
> my radio control boats etc, would that be ok?
>
>

 

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Eddie Hulme

Guest

• Mar 13, 2005

• #12

I had this on my 2001 TD5 ES7, and after many times climbing in and out of
the back I now on a regular basis take the badge out of the rear door shield
and then give a blast of WD40 into the mechanism with the straw on the can.
I also do the same in the lock side. This keeps it all clean and well
lubricated. A bit annoying on a car that is only just approaching 4 years
old and I bought it from new. Also I have spent over £700 annually at a main
dealer service. Am about to put it into another garage to find a serious oil
leak on the engine that the main dealer has failed to find. In summary I
carry a can of wd40 now in the boot.

Eddie

"graham jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
> rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of car
> and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>
> Cheers
>
> Graham
>

 

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graham jones

Guest

• Mar 14, 2005

• #13

WD 40 did the trick gave the lock a good blast inside and out ,working fine
now
thanks for all the help.

cheers Graham


"Eddie Hulme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I had this on my 2001 TD5 ES7, and after many times climbing in and out of
>the back I now on a regular basis take the badge out of the rear door
>shield and then give a blast of WD40 into the mechanism with the straw on
>the can. I also do the same in the lock side. This keeps it all clean and
>well lubricated. A bit annoying on a car that is only just approaching 4
>years old and I bought it from new. Also I have spent over £700 annually at
>a main dealer service. Am about to put it into another garage to find a
>serious oil leak on the engine that the main dealer has failed to find. In
>summary I carry a can of wd40 now in the boot.
>
> Eddie
>
> "graham jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Wife came home from shopping - not amused had to pile it on back seat as
>> rear door won't open. Tried locking/unlocking and also from inside of
>> car and still won't open. Any ideas? Disco 300 Tdi 1998.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Graham
>>
>
>