keithjh Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hi all, The wifes Disco rear door is refusing to open from the outside or the inside, using key, fob, or pulling up the button from the inside. I assume the locking mechanism is goosed, or will it just be one of those little springs thats kn----red? regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Don't know if this helps but when the spring on mine broke I had to hold the key in the un-locked position to open the door. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattyrbuckle Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 if you can open the door by turning and holding the key then pulling the handle then yes it's the dreaded little spring.a bit fiddley but easy enough.good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 This might help, might not, try prying out the green oval in the door handle, then spray some wd40 or similar on the mechanism... worth a shot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adj1 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 My 300 tdi back door handle sticks due to corrosion 'n' road dirt I have to prise the handle back out then it usually works for a while,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjh Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 if you can open the door by turning and holding the key then pulling the handle then yes it's the dreaded little spring.a bit fiddley but easy enough.good luck Tried that no joy Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjh Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 This might help, might not, try prying out the green oval in the door handle, then spray some wd40 or similar on the mechanism... worth a shot!! Tried that as well still no joy regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mortus Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 this happend on my grandads td5 the other day, we just pulled and tugged until it came open, then sprayed some central heating diesel in (its better than WD40 for penetrating thing) and its been fine since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I was going to say what Disco-Ron and Mortus said. Every-so-often the same thing was happen to mine. I thought it was the spring or one of the rods needing a bit of a bend (I actually have had a spare working mechanism ready to go in for about 6 months), but someone squirted some WD40 behind the green oval and it has been ok ever since (touch wood, fingers crossed, etc etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkbeef Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I had the same thing happen to mine, the door was adjusted wrong. to keep out the water the last owner decided to adjust the door so that you had to slam it shut real hard, this kept the lock strained aginset the pole on the side of the chassie which it locks around. I got wifey to sit inside the car and she held open the door release lever and pushed on the door. i was on the outside and used my shoulder aginst the door to push it closed after a couple of hard shoves by me it moved in enought to allow the lock to release from the pole. keep yor weight on the very edge of the door so not to dent the rear panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsdisco Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi all,The wifes Disco rear door is refusing to open from the outside or the inside, using key, fob, or pulling up the button from the inside. I assume the locking mechanism is goosed, or will it just be one of those little springs thats kn----red? regards Keith try holding the button up inside whilst someone tries to open it from outside.does the button go down slightly as you pull the handle on the outside if it does the spring has either gone weak or broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglad Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 If you lubricate with grease rather than WD40, you'll never need to touch it again. I did my wife's Disco back door 3 yrs ago and it's still perfect now, with loads of grease still in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mortus Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 copper grease is the stuff, but us cheap folks cant afford that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streamline Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 if you can open the door by turning and holding the key then pulling the handle then yes it's the dreaded little spring.a bit fiddley but easy enough.good luck Now there a thing, my rear door spring has just broken and what do I find just the answer on first page. Wonderful. fattyrbuckle, you say it is a bit of a fiddle but my problem is that the spring on mine is the little round one with two legs on it that trips the leverto engage the rod that opens the door. If that is the one you mean where the hell do you get one, I have tried many spring manufactures. They all say they can make me one £60- £100. If you can help I would be very grateful Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattyrbuckle Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi there streamline.Yes it was that spring and i got it off fleebay from a chap called phillipstuart33 @www.disco-compatible-parts.com.Sorry this aint a link but i haven't a clue how to do them.Anyway,good chap to deal with and if i remember rightly it was only about £4.50.Best of luck and tally hoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streamline Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi there streamline.Yes it was that spring and i got it off fleebay from a chap called phillipstuart33 @www.disco-compatible-parts.com.Sorry this aint a link but i haven't a clue how to do them.Anyway,good chap to deal with and if i remember rightly it was only about £4.50.Best of luck and tally hoe. Hi fattyrbuckle Thanks for that I will get in contact, I have spent 2 days on the web with sping people and for a one off they need £60-£100 for one spring so £4.50 is great. Didnt think of e-bay Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First_Fleet Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Philip also does them in packets of 3 or 5. It might be more economical to buy a set for your vehicle. One's gone, how log before the next one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I have the same problem on my D2. I haven't been able to open my rear door for months now. Pulling, pushing, cleaning, oiling, nothing helps. My only roption was to hammer the mechanism to a million pieces, because you can't remove the mechanism with the door shut. When the door was open I checked everything again, cleaned everything again and when I was sure everything was OK I put in the (very Expensive) new lock mechanism. Checked it a lot of times, and yes it would open and close and lock without any problems! One week later, nothing :-( I have no ideas anymore, don't want to destroy the mechanism again to open the door and pay a lot for another week of comfort.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streamline Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Philip also does them in packets of 3 or 5. It might be more economical to buy a set for your vehicle.One's gone, how log before the next one? Thanks First fleet I did just that , got three and at last it's right. One point I did not know the left and right sides are different have not found out why yet too happy to get it finished. A real pain trying to source parts that are out of the normal run of spares from LR. Another one for the tech archive Bog Monster ? Cheers dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First_Fleet Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Compare them closely & keep them separated & labelled. As you have found, they are handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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