Re: RR rear door stuck

Martin Coombs wrote:
> I have an 86 Range Rover with a stuck rear door. The door became
> increasingly difficult to open, eventually pulling the opening lever and
> shouldering the door to get it open. Now it will not open at all, even by
> the outside handle.
> Any ideas what might be wrong. Will I be able to get the inner panel off and
> release the door in some way?
>
> TIA
> Martin Coombs
>
I just fixed what sounds like the same prob on my 95 Disco yesterday,
the door would NOT open, when pulling up on the handle from the outside
it just stayed up, and pulling the lever from the inside would not open
it either. I *very carefully* pried the outside lever back to the down
position, then gave it a couple of shots of silicone lube on the
mechanism where it went in the door and that did the trick, which kind
of surprised me as I thought the works were gummed up inside somehow,
but I rembered that years ago I used to free the tailgate on my '78 ford
truck the same way so I gave it a try.

After I got it open I noticed that the phillips head bolds on the inside
that holds the latch were loose, so I tightened them all up, gave
everything I could see a good shot of lube and so far it's ok.


hth

there is a rod each side of the lock/handle that runs to the catches on each
side of tailgate , this pushes the cath to unlock it on each side . .

behind the button you push to open the tailgate is a plastic pin which pushes
a swivelling pivot which makes the rods move .

you may be able to knock off the riveted steel cover plate inside the vehicle
thats behind the handle/lock and then you can use a screwdriver to move the
pivot so that it releases the catches each side of tailgate top .

the rods run through the channel at bottom of tailgate and are not accessable .

its more than likely that rust inside the holes at the catch ends of the
bottom of the tailgate frame wont allow the rods to move and release the cathes
and its just bending the rods when you push the release knob in the handle .

the rods PUSH out to release the catches and you cant get at them or release
them by prying the actual catches, you may release the catches with a pry bar
but i doubt theyll work again .

concentrate on the cover plate behind the handle and then you will access the
pivot plate and be able to pry it and then puish the rods to release catches
..

lots of WD40 is reqd also .

"M0bcg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> there is a rod each side of the lock/handle that runs to the catches on
> each
> side of tailgate , this pushes the cath to unlock it on each side . .

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some piccys here.....

http://www.lrproject.com/rangie1/index.html

HTH

Lee D