brian47
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I’ve recently replaced the rear near side door lock assembly on my 2004 “facelift” Disco 2 and since then I’m having great difficulty in opening the door from the outside. From everything I could see, it was a direct replacement; old one out, new one in.
I’ve checked all of my work doing the replacement, to the point of removing it and starting again. The internal release handle works properly, as do the sill lock button and the central locking. Close inspection shows that the lock releases correctly from the “first lock” position but not from the full lock position without a fairly severe tug on the outside handle. The external release mechanism is operating correctly and to its full extent, so in my estimation it would appear that the problem is actually in the lock/latch mechanism.
That being the case, I have two questions:
I’ve checked all of my work doing the replacement, to the point of removing it and starting again. The internal release handle works properly, as do the sill lock button and the central locking. Close inspection shows that the lock releases correctly from the “first lock” position but not from the full lock position without a fairly severe tug on the outside handle. The external release mechanism is operating correctly and to its full extent, so in my estimation it would appear that the problem is actually in the lock/latch mechanism.
That being the case, I have two questions:
- Is there any adjustment that I’m missing?
- Is it just one of those things which will “wear-in”?