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thanks Stuu, Dale
How do you clean the latch, I have a new ARB compressor on board, do you remove the latch or blow it out insitu.
I plan more trips on outback roads in the future, if I cant resolve this issue I will probably sell the car as I dont wont to be caught in the middle of WA , not being able to access water and food etc.
regards paul
I blow air in with the door closed. Water as well if it is available. Then open and wipe clean both the latch and the stiker. Make sure you then lubricate the latch on the door well.
Had similar problem with the 75 series Troopy years ago - especially the larger of the barn doors. The handle snaps in half very easily on them if the door is not well lubricated.
It just needs to become part of your regular prevenative maintenance. Hope that helps.
Lubricate it with what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuuu
As for having the windows up & fan on using outside air,makes a massive reduction of dust in the car,but the door locks still seem to play up:(
I use lanolin which is good in the short term. A graphite based solution would work longer but I have not gone looking for one.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
Yep mine does too. That's because (as dm_td5 also pointed out) the latch is outside the seal and therefore the dust affects it even though the windows and fan solution keeps the inside of the car clean.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
There's been lots of posts on this in the past. Consensus is graphite powder to lubricate the latch, not a spray as that will clog. I have started to use the graphite powder (sold in agri stores as a seed lubricant) and it eases up the lock nicely after a dusty drive...
:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:Quote:
Originally Posted by dm_td5
Must be that modern automated car wash place you've got out there Derek.
Can anyone confirm if the dust enters the rear door through where the hinges are located?
It appears to me that they are completely open and you can stick your fingers in the gap?!?!
GrumpybastardQuote:
Originally Posted by grumpybastard
In the dark I aimed a Dolphin torch from inside the car at the hinge locations and shut the back door......no signs of any light showing through the internal rubber seal at all.
Repeated this at the latch site, no signs of light either.
Bear in mind the car was stationary and whilst moving on dirt roads there would probably be a bit of flex in the door fitting and the only seal is the internal one, nil on the door itself.
Another area to consider is the external latch under the plastic housing....I can't see any seals leading up into the hole the latch levers connect with the door latch levers inside the door itself and due to the station wagon design a lot of dust gets sucked onto the back of the car, hence under the housing and into the door where the latch mechanism is fitted.
All around the rear door the fitting to the adjoining frame panels is pretty poor, like it is generally with the entire car (my car anyway, particularly the rear passenger doors when closed...must have been a Friday vehicle).
It's such a common problem with dust intruding into the rear latch about the only consideration for people who suffer most with it is to stick masking tape all around the external door when travelling in really dusty areas to minimise the issue.
Discos, gotta love 'em hey.:D
Cheers
Mick
A few pics to explain myself better... a picture tells a 100 words.....
This is where i am referring to, as you can see the hinges sit external to door rubber and the big gap around the hinge appears to go straight through into the inside of the door?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Yep, gotcha....I can't imagine there would be any sealing inside the door around the hinges so that would be an entry point also. Between the door latch itself, the hinges, and the external latch housing, dust would have entry points in all of them.
Well, it's either masking tape all round the exterior of the door, or simply fill the gap and WELD the bugger up:twisted:
Cheers
Mick