the dreaded back door

Ok, I know its difficult but you can actuate the mechanism from inside the vehicle. Remove the whole actuator and take it to someone with a compressor and blow it out. Mine had half the Simpson desert in it....I could not believe how much crud and dust was inside it. I sprayed mine with a Loctite product, cant recall its name, but its specially for locks, then go and spray your doorlocks, and your ignition lock and your house locks and all the other locks you have....its that good. Reassemble and for the next couple of weeks you wont believe how easy your rear door closes and opens.If you are like me and realise thats its not a very scary operation to do same to your other door locks go ahead and service the others the same. You may need to goto supercheap and buy some of those fasteners that you break as you remove the door linings. I also laid double sided tape and better plastic on the doors when I reassembled them.

Hi everyone
I have had my series 2 for 10 years now, and i have had serious problems opening my rear door during remote trips for the first 8 years. My fix was to get the biggest sheet metal rubber grommet i could, approx 70 mm, remove the rear numberplate drill a hole with a hole saw under the left hand side or curb side of the door skin avoiding the reinforcing framework. then using a long screwdriver manually lifting the little tab in the locking mechanism that causes all the grief, it also makes it easy to clean and lubricate. I then insert the grommet and replace the numberplate and you cant see a thing. i carry a long fine screwdriver in the glove box as I have a cargo barrier. I have done a Simpson crossing, and the Binns track since and have had to remove the number plate a few times, a very easy quick job. The old method before that was to drive over bad corrugations to shake up the mechanism as discussed on previous forums.

i managed to get the door open again, having removed barrier!.
pulled the actuator out and gave it a good degrease and dry and lubricate, replaced all the bits after checking operation and shut the door, then would not open!:censored:
so checking again the exterior handle connects to a rod on the inside, there are two holes on the handle bracket so i moved the rod to the other hole, all works. :D
i will be buying a new actuator (pn# FQR100570) and replacing soon. :cool:

try a tension spring first cheap and simple

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Originally Posted by trog

try a tension spring first cheap and simple

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which one?, there are a few in the actuator but i could not see how to pull it apart.

from the long arm connected to the grab handle . i used a spring about an inch long hooked one end into the spare hole then cable tie directly above into the door. the extra tension in the sping seems to snap the mechanism , not the weak feeling the original gives.sorry i have no pictures to guide

Good idea on the load barrier modification Toombie! I'll have to give that a crack.

Is it ok to mention that I was a little nervous clicking on a thread titled "the dreaded back door"......:Rolling::wasntme: