Door is being stubborn
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Door is being stubborn
My door on my Disco is being stubborn on cold days. At first I thought it was the door seals sticking to the metal frame but after looking closer the little latch that releases off the metal stub does not release all the way when I try to open the door from the outside. It works if I open the door from the inside though. Can I just spray the latch with PB Blaster or something or is this a more in-depth problem?
Update: if I pull the handle and push the door and pull it opens, but this gets frustrating especially since touching the door makes my hand numb haha
Update: if I pull the handle and push the door and pull it opens, but this gets frustrating especially since touching the door makes my hand numb haha
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Mine started doing that and I got the new PB50 Spray Lubricant and stuck the red straw in the area behind the handle and sprayed a bit. It works great now.
I also sprayed from the inside handle area to get the internal linkage real good and sprayed the latch area as well. That stuff is awesome lubricant and does not have the nasty smell of the PB Blaster.
I also sprayed from the inside handle area to get the internal linkage real good and sprayed the latch area as well. That stuff is awesome lubricant and does not have the nasty smell of the PB Blaster.
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Major manufacturing differences betweeen those two beast. Japanese used Statistical Process Control on everything they made. British never heard of it.
If Mr. Toyota had not lied to Congress and tried to hide the problem encountered on the uncommanded wide open throttle problems that caused so many deaths and horrible crashes, I would still have some respect for them.......
I do like the new car his grandson designed and the 86-87 Supra.
If Mr. Toyota had not lied to Congress and tried to hide the problem encountered on the uncommanded wide open throttle problems that caused so many deaths and horrible crashes, I would still have some respect for them.......
I do like the new car his grandson designed and the 86-87 Supra.
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Major manufacturing differences betweeen those two beast. Japanese used Statistical Process Control on everything they made. British never heard of it.
If Mr. Toyota had not lied to Congress and tried to hide the problem encountered on the uncommanded wide open throttle problems that caused so many deaths and horrible crashes, I would still have some respect for them.......
I do like the new car his grandson designed and the 86-87 Supra.
If Mr. Toyota had not lied to Congress and tried to hide the problem encountered on the uncommanded wide open throttle problems that caused so many deaths and horrible crashes, I would still have some respect for them.......
I do like the new car his grandson designed and the 86-87 Supra.
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My door on my Disco is being stubborn on cold days. At first I thought it was the door seals sticking to the metal frame but after looking closer the little latch that releases off the metal stub does not release all the way when I try to open the door from the outside. It works if I open the door from the inside though. Can I just spray the latch with PB Blaster or something or is this a more in-depth problem?
Update: if I pull the handle and push the door and pull it opens, but this gets frustrating especially since touching the door makes my hand numb haha
Update: if I pull the handle and push the door and pull it opens, but this gets frustrating especially since touching the door makes my hand numb haha
The only difficult or 'tricky' part is removing the interior door panel to access the inside of the handle. Be careful removing the panel as the red panel plastic plugs that hold the panel to the door are brittle. Fortunately I have a panel puller (not sure if that's the technical name or not) so I only damaged a few and was able to 'gorilla glue' them back to the inside of the panel. Oh.. and pay attention to the remote door lock unit.. If installed upside down on one side you will think the rovah has a mind of it's own... All in all (and I was taking my time in no hurry) maybe 45 minutes per door.