Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Anyone elses door locks fall down and keep locking themselves?

  1. 21st July 2010, 06:39 AM #1
    Young Angus's Avatar
    Young Angus
    Young Angus is offline Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    926
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Anyone elses door locks fall down and keep locking themselves?

    My lovely Disco has presented me with what is sure to be another common silly problem...the central locking locks and unlocks fine and no electrical problems seem to be happening, but a couple of the locks themselves (tailgate included) seem to have lost whatever spring or friction mechanism was underneath them to keep them up when unlocked and they fall down freely back into the door, locking themselves again. This means that if I want to open the tailgate I need to have the key in there turned to the unlock position and held there while I pull the door handle or the door stays locked.

    This has also happened to the passenger side rear door.

    Surely this has happened to others and I did a quick search but probably didn't use the right words or something so I didn't find much.

    Any suggestions? Easy or painful fix?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 21st July 2010, 06:58 AM #2
    pistolpete's Avatar
    pistolpete
    pistolpete is offline Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Atwell, Western Australia
    Posts
    427
    Total Downloaded
    0
    here i was thinking it was just my car..

    its only the one door for me.. passenger driver side... wont unlock or lock most of time..

    would love to here about fix solutions...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 21st July 2010, 08:18 AM #3
    Young Angus's Avatar
    Young Angus
    Young Angus is offline Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    926
    Total Downloaded
    0
    A bit more quick research looks like there might be a mongrel spring which just fails in the locks...I hope whatever it is is easy enough to fix...?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 21st July 2010, 04:03 PM #4
    markus_80's Avatar
    markus_80
    markus_80 is offline Fossicker
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    85
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by pistolpete View Post
    here i was thinking it was just my car..

    its only the one door for me.. passenger driver side... wont unlock or lock most of time..

    would love to here about fix solutions...
    times 2, plus all the remaining doors will randomly lock at the same time. this often occurs as the car passes 80km/h.

    Here I thought it was a safety feature as locked doors ensure the structural integrity of the car in case of an accident haha
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 21st July 2010, 05:18 PM #5
    Chops's Avatar
    Chops
    Chops is offline OldBushie
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Tangambalanga
    Posts
    7,558
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Smile

    It is apparently an easy fix,, just remove the door liner and replace the spring. There is a thread in here somewhere that sort of describes it.
    Also, I found when mine did this and I went to us the key, it was very difficult to turn it. Fixed this by spraying some Innox into the barrels, including the ignition,, now their all turning sweet as
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 21st July 2010, 08:46 PM #6
    warren9981's Avatar
    warren9981
    warren9981 is offline Master Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Lismore, NSW
    Posts
    503
    Total Downloaded
    0
    If it is a D1 you can get the springs from ebay (delivered from UK). Have replaced 3 springs on mine so far.
    Warren

    Currently Landroverless - Still interested
    Formerly: 2003 D2a Update TD5 Auto. Platinum edition. ARB Bar, 36" LED light bar, cargo barrier, dual batteries.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 22nd July 2010, 02:26 PM #7
    disco97
    disco97 is offline Fossicker
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    brisbane , QLD
    Posts
    65
    Total Downloaded
    0
    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...-98-disco.html

    and if you need help with door skin
    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/6...n-removal.html
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Update | Think I have found the 'one' »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!