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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654   
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Now that's it's cold the doors have stopped closing properly on my 110
They tend to catch, but not shut properly, requiring a firm push to actually latch closed. Slamming them doesn't work, as they just bounce off. I've adjusted the door strikers til I'm blue in the face but this seems to have made little difference. From what I can see, the thing that may be stopping them is the vertical door seal. Where it runs over the shoulder-line of the vehicle (i.e. just above the level of the door handle) there is a 'stiff' portion where it feels like the normally hollow foam has something in it. This is the same on all 4 doors. Do other people's Defenders have this too? Vehicle is a 2005 110 CSW. I guess in the cold this solid portion of foam goes extra hard meaning the doors just bounce off it. Short of taking a Dremel to the seals to try and smooth this out, any suggestions from previous experience?  |
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16th Nov 2011 10:09am |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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Thanks, yes one of the rear doors does this and most amusing it is too! However I'm sure it's not trapped water, as there are holes around the offending area, and anyway it's not actually freezing yet, only hovering around 3-6 degrees. The offending area is 'squidgy' but not hollow as the rest of the seal seems to be.
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16th Nov 2011 12:09pm |
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| Denis O Member Since: 04 Oct 2011 Location: Maidstone Posts: 30 
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My 90 passenger door was struggling to close and whilst in my indy he adjusted the latch and removed a couple of shims and now it closes perfectly. Another option he mentioned, if adjustment didn't work, was to open a window to reduce pressure inside as the door closes.
No wonder I saw so many cars with dents around the door handles when they can be so hard to shut properly. |
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16th Nov 2011 12:22pm |
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| VOD80 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Toulouse Posts: 17  
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I'm a noob here but I've had my Td5 Defender for quite a while. I've got the same problem - shut the door and it won't close, slamming definitely no good, much to the dismay of my wife!
It seems that the problem is the latch inside the lock sticking, in my case because of the grease used by the garage. Getting in there with a good blast of WD40 should clean things out. |
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16th Nov 2011 12:54pm |
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| chiefstoker Member Since: 11 Oct 2010 Location: Weston-super-Mud Posts: 897  
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I had this problem in the sub zero temperatures last winter, something to look forward to again I guess. I thought it was the latch mechanism not the rubber though.
I found that shutting the door, then sturdily pushing the door closed worked well - but not easy from the inside  2005 TD5 90 Hard Top
Beer 'n Sex 'n Chips 'n Gravy  |
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17th Nov 2011 6:22pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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Having searched other forums it seems I'm not alone, and others seem to think the latch mechanism is at fault. Apparently a strip of the (crap) grease and a good WD40 can help things, so I'll be doing that.
To add insult to injury, one of the rear door lock buttons has snapped off so I can't open the o/s rear door  |
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17th Nov 2011 7:25pm |
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| richuk Member Since: 13 Nov 2011 Location: Dorset Posts: 201
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This used to drive me up the wall with my DC Tombraider
. Have now sold that and have a 10 plate tdci CSW, so really hoping it doesn't suffer the same problem. If it does it will be off to the stealer  Rich
semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat |
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17th Nov 2011 8:29pm |
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| VOD80 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Toulouse Posts: 17
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It was the stealer that messed it up for me! Horrible white grease all over the place. WD40 is a temporary repair. I'm just plucking up courage to strip the doors down to get at the lock and strip the grease off and replace it with something better! Cheers |
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17th Nov 2011 8:47pm |
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| Szpet Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Västra Götaland Posts: 4  
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WD40 fixed it for me.
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18th Nov 2011 12:29pm |
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| Peter Member Since: 04 Mar 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 153 
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This saves me starting a new topic.
Need to tell mechanic next week not to use lithium grease in the lock mechanism. We managed to shut the door be lifting up as its pulled shut, as gives the same symptons as a hinge dropped door, although they have not. Also spraying with wd40 before leaving vehicle over night in freezing temp helps. |
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12th Dec 2012 9:08am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Gentlemen, this is a real pain in the rear and has been driving my passengers and myself (well only when I have passengers funnily enough when it is just me in the 110 it is not a problem...
 ) to despair over the last few winters. Have a look at this article I wrote, it may help you out - http://forum.landrovernet.com/content.php/...How-to-Fix
Good luck and gods speed  |
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12th Dec 2012 9:26am |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Bramhall Posts: 1102
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Well, I was on the Land Rover factory tour last week, and we were ushered around in their stretched Defender (150?) and it too was having door trouble, the guide did say it was the same whenever it got cold.
My TD5 has been ok since I fitted a new door seal. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV 1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy 1968 S2a 88 aka Bob 2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged. |
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12th Dec 2012 9:28am |
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| VOD80 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Toulouse Posts: 17
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Hi geobloke,
Excellent article there, thanks and I'll give it a try over the Christmas break as the WD40 solution is getting a bit hit and miss now! Thanks! |
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13th Dec 2012 7:41pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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I have a tip....
The other day, I took my door panel (card) off and took the rubber boot off the top of the lock solenoid and liberally sprayed wd40 into the solenoid. My locks were going up and down very slowly, in the cold they were moving, but not enough to lock/unlock. Now when I press the key fob, it is really zips up and down really quick. |
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27th Dec 2012 7:44pm |
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