Tailgate latch

On our recent trip up the Oodnadatta Tk and the Centre I made a point of WD 40 in the rear door lock mechanism and catch every night.

We had a heap of dust and stack of mud due to rain betwen Oodnadatta and Marla ( 20mm rain overnight )

As others have pointed out WD 40 may not be the best long term option but as sson as it started feeling tight I lubed it up good with WD and had no troubles. I may clean him out now and use Graphite Powder.

Someone also told me to use Mr Sheen or another silicone based spray can cleaner in locks and mechanisms after graphite powder as this will carry the graphite right in and leave it when dried out.

Pete

I use a spray called "3 in 1 professional"...it's a silicone spray that dries out without leaving a gluggy mess. Use it on all hinges, locks etc and in conjunction with a graphite puffer, no ill effects at all and no messy residue afterwards. Also use it for the ignition lock barrel.
Easy to come by, comes in a black and yellow spray pack and you can get it in any hardware store pretty cheap.
I have also used a Teflon spray for my firearms, particularly on the slides of pistols and it does a fantastic job, protects and lubricates but it's pretty expensive although you don't have to use it too liberally.
I've found that fixing the dust problem and getting it working again is no great problem, but it would be good to actually prevent it from occurring in the first place. Given the poor design of the back door area that looks pretty involved though and a definite trap for those are not aware of the issue, especially for those who find out for the first time on the Canning Stock Route and they have a cargo barrier in place!:mad:

Cheers
Mick

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Originally Posted by dm_td5

Obviously I know nothing about driving on dirt tracks or where the tailgate latch is on a Discovery 2.

Shame that I owned a Disco 2 for 5 years and that I live at the end of 680km of dirt track. But obviously I know nothing about driving in outback conditions.

So please ignore my previous posts as just idle banter. I'll just crawl back under a rock and leave this to the experts.

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Everyone is an expert on teh intanetz!!!1!111 :lol2:

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Originally Posted by grumpybastard

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?

http://www.weaselsnout.net/web/pics....ARR-7XFFSL.jpg

http://www.weaselsnout.net/web/pics....ARR-7XFFSE.jpg

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The seals are missing. :eek:

I'm very positive that my Discovery has a seal in place to enclose the tailgate area.


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Lyndon.

Discovery Td5 with bits.

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Originally Posted by feral

The seals are missing. :eek:

I'm very positive that my Discovery has as seal in place to enclose the tailgate area.


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Lyndon.

Discovery Td5 with bits.

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Hmmm, that's interesting, i always thought it was a bit strange

Can this be confirmed?

With the exception of the interior rubber seal fitted to the body frame, (door closes against it) there are no other seals in place on mine either....none around the hinges, none around the door itself, and no indication that any have ever been there.

Mine is a 2000 model, could they have been fitted on later models as a result of problems being subsequently being raised?

Cheers
Mick

Mine are the same a GB's. Definitely no seals around where the hinges enter the door.

So that makes 3x 2000 models without any seals, can anyone with a later model confirm if a seal was fitted later on?

2003 no seals

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Originally Posted by Cannon

2003 no seals

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2004 - no seals.