Thread: Dustproofing the rear door latch mechainism

I have had no problem so far with mine but I never use grease.
I only lub with silicone drilube.
Have done GRR etc no problem.
So I think the problem may be gunned up grease.
Regards Philip A

Mine has let me down quite a few times on dusty trips. There is nothing worse than flipping the handle repeatedly until it suddenly decides to work.

The other annoyance has been having to really slam the door shut.

I took mine out over the weekend. It was caked in red dust. I looked like a Patek Phillipe that had been dipped in bauxite.

I blasted most of the dust off with the compressor, then cleaned it with WD40. This dissolved a whole lot more dust and I blasted it all again and re-installed.

What a transformation? It feels silky smooth like a new car. Minimal effort is required to close the door too.

It isn't immediately obvious how the dust gets into the door cavity, but its full of it.

I've had mine out a couple of times now , but I go into the red dust at least twice a year.

you get used to these things......its probably easier to regularly maintain it than it is to try to prevent the dust ingress.

hint....clean it well, keep it dry.....a good lock drylube is the thing.....as Roberto said cleaned up its like new.

the whole d2 works like this.....

Mines stuck a few times but never after regular maintenance in-situ with a 3 step process:

1. Clean with inox spray.
2. Lube with DuPont dry wax Teflon spray
3. Dust with graphite!

Repeat when it looks dusty again.