Can't open the tailgate

[Jimbo]

As per the subject - friend of mine can't open the tailgate on a Freebie1. The tailgate window doesn't move either, so I guess thats the problem - seeing as the glass normally drops about 1" as the door opens.

I spent the morning working out how to remove the dog guard (having removed two kiddy seats from the back seats first  :roll:), and then wrestled with the seat release catchs, finally got all the junk out of the boot and managed to remove the tailgate trim from the inside - hoping to find some sort of manual way of popping the tailgate open...........but nothing, what a bizarre design !!

When you try and drop the tailgate window using the switch on the dash, you can hear a clunk from within the door - which I assume is the motor attempting to lower the glass, but the glass doesn't move, so I reckon the motor is fubar'd.

Any other thoughts or suggestions ?

[Llanigraham]

More likely the cable has broken.
Either a complete drive mechanism from LR or you can replace with a good bike brake cable and some motorcycle nipples.

But you've still got to get the glass down first!

[Jimbo]

I wondered about a broken cable - but you can only hear the motor 'clonk', if the cable was bust I'd expect to hear it 'whizzing', and something flapping around in the door  :-.

What price are we looking at for the complete mech - is it cheaper to look for a door out of a breaker ?

Jim

[solihull-mick]

I replaced one in s customers free lander last month, £170 from landrover,

[Jimbo]

Mick,

How did you get the glass down ?

I've taken the door trim off (from the inside), but didn't venture much further into the door, so the plastic weatherproofing thing is still virtually in place - there didn't seem to be much space to get at the glass fixings  :?

[alankennedy10]

when my window mechanizam broke i was just able to slide it down anuf to open door left it this way till it was sorted (it was stiff to slide down)