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Bohica
30th August 2021, 10:49 AM
The door is quite hard to open and close. The others are fine. Is this a simple lube job (WD40, oil grease) on the hinges?

TIA
Julian.

Rok_Dr
30th August 2021, 06:02 PM
Also look at the door stop under the door.

Cheers

Steve

RRT
30th August 2021, 07:27 PM
Have had a fair bit of success with Silicon lube for sticky doors - WD40 didn't seem to work for too long whilst the silicon lasted.

AK83
30th August 2021, 08:20 PM
Also look at the door stop under the door.

Cheers

Steve

I think the door stay/stop/strap for the rear pass door is in the middle of the door, not under.

Rear load/tailgate door is under for sure.

Give it anything just to see if anything helps .. even just a small drop of oil. Hinges too of course.
if it doesn't help, could be that the door stay may have collapsed a bit too.

As RRT said, I also found silicon spray a bit more longer lasting and effective.

onebob
31st August 2021, 03:19 PM
I carry a can of spray lithium grease and use liberally on all hinges and the door latch mechanisms. And having a rear cargo barrier and no access to the internal handle I pay special attention to the troublesome (for some) rear tailgate latch mechanism - and have never had an issue with it. 🤞🏽🤞🏽