Back door sticking

[sulley]

The back door on my L reg disco is getting really hard to open (again) the last time it just clearded itself, but today I had to use both hands and a damned good pull to get it to open.

Any ideas what could be causing this and how I get fix it?

[beast5680]

have a look where it meets the door lock it may have dropped and be binding on the catch or the little slipper arangement just below it sits on?

[TimM]

Is it your lock that's stiff or your hinges?

If it's the lock, pop out the Green Oval on the back and have a good clean behind, then give it a good dose of WD40    Sticking locks is a common problem as they can get a lot of dirt in them without it being obvious, and they never get cleaned out properly.

If it's the hinges....... oil them  :lol:

[johnpirate]

When mine was like this .I changed the top hinge which had wore away to almost nothing. That cured it for a while .I had to change the rear body crossmember which was rotten and the body was flexing.

[mud-club-matty]

if its the lock take the landrover badge out and spray it with wd40 or something like that but if its the hinges u might need 2 new ones


thx matty

[blacknight]

I had the same problem, took the oval badge out and sprayed WD40 at the linkage.

It eased it for a few week but then it started again to the extent that the rear door wouldn't open.

Turned out to be a spring in the door lock, heard it's a common problem.
Bought a new spring off Ebay(came with fitting instructions).

Fitted it one evening after work, a bit fiddly but a year later and it's still working fine.

Nigel

[pritch]

Heh.

Could have done with this thread earlier.  Found myself in a public carpark, going hammer and tongs at my back door.  :oops:

Never mind, I did what most people here have suggested, and poped out the green oval, and whaddya know?  Full of crap behind there.