Thread: Caddy lid falling off..

You can try putting a drop of PVA wood glue in each hole then replace screw, wait 48hr before going off-road.
Failing that you can try gel type super glue, warning tho using super glue will make taking it apart later hard and messy.

Sue the kids bugged mine, and was exasperated by the lock not aligning up. I fixed it with new screws at least twice as length as original, but not much thicker in diameter. No pre drilling, just gently drive them home into the MDF with a cordless drill. Has been working for several month now.

I think I am going to try both... longer screws and pva glue! I can't stand it anymore as it is!
Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by Sue

And secondly one of the rear seats won't fold up now.. I usually have them up to give me more storage space but folded them down to hold some things in place and now it's stuck.. any idea's on what I should be looking at with this?

Cheers
Sue

Sue,

At which point of the 3 point manoeuvre is the seat sticking?
I assume it is when you tilt the whole thing towards the side window, in which case it’s more than likely something fairly simple like a pebble or small obstruction in the main hinge. If it’s the mechanism operated by the little handle, it might just be dust or dirt on the locking arrangement. Like the front seatbacks, it still a fairly rudementary system!
Take it to the dealer and let them have a look right there in the forecourt!

Hi Sue,
If its anything like mine sometimes I need to push the little canvas loop down before the seat back will lift up to the unfolded normal position. By the canvas strap I mean the one that you pull in order to lift the seat base forward. After I push the seat base back down I need to push the canvas loop catch down and then the back of the seat will lift back into the open position.
Hope this helps.
Chris

I thought your D90 was new Sue so the vehicle would be under warranty. If so, then back to the dealer to fix.

Cheers
KarlB

Be careful using PVA glue in the hole as it may rust the screws, if they're put in whilst glue is wet.

I glued in some match sticks to fill the holes, then when glue was dry made a little hole with a bradawl, and carefully re-used the original screws by hand.

Worked a treat

Thanks everyone! We (meaning Pete) is going to have a go at fixing the caddy tomorrow with longer screws and are now contemplating the matchstick idea too..

I dropped in Land Rover today to ask about the seat and it turns out it has a loose cable that isn't quite catching when the lever operates (oh and Loubrey the seat is/was jammed onto the floor)... the service guy had a look at it and suggested that I put my finger in between the hinges (above the latch) to push the cable into place when I want to lift the seat.

I asked a couple of times if it was covered by warranty but never received an answer They didn't seem to keen on fixing it as it involves pulling the seat apart.. but I'm thinking it would/should be so will probably book it in to get it fixed as it should work (especially as the seat has never even been sat on even once)..