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TRR Motorsport

Member Since: 07 Oct 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 115

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Galway Green

Doors don't shut in cold weather.

Every winter the doors on my 110 refuse to shut properly. they'll shut onto the safety catch only and it takes 3 or 4 goes to get them to close properly.

I've tried brake cleaner on the locks, gun oil on the locks, adjusting the strike plates, even silicone on the door seals in the past to no avail.

Is there a diffinative solution that will cure the problem once and for all? "If it ain't sideways, you just ain't tryin'!

13th Jan 2013 5:33pm

SiWhite

Member Since: 19 Jan 2010
Location: North Hampshire
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2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Spray your oil up inside the locks, not down. There are two pivots at play in the lock mechanism. My blog - www.anacreinhampshire.blogspot.co.uk

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13th Jan 2013 5:34pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Re: Doors don't shut in cold weather.

Apologies for the link to another forum, but try this;

http://forum.landrovernet.com/content.php/...How-to-Fix

Worked for my 110 and Discovery too

13th Jan 2013 5:36pm

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i tried everything on my td5 and it cured it for about a day

best thing to do it properly is buy new genuine ones from land rover around about £60 a door latch, not too bad to change over and it will work first time

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13th Jan 2013 5:43pm

TRR Motorsport

Member Since: 07 Oct 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 115

Re: Doors don't shut in cold weather.

geobloke wrote:
Apologies for the link to another forum, but try this;

http://forum.landrovernet.com/content.php/...How-to-Fix

Worked for my 110 and Discovery too

Thanks for the link. internals of lock cleaned with BC & lubed with lithium grease. all sorted.

"If it ain't sideways, you just ain't tryin'!

21st Jan 2013 2:32pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Re: Doors don't shut in cold weather.

Well done that man... glad to help you get it sorted.

21st Jan 2013 4:03pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

get some silicone spray on the rubbers otherwise they won't open either

21st Jan 2013 4:44pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

bpman wrote:
get some silicone spray on the rubbers otherwise they won't open either

to right, especially with melting snow and freezing nighttime temperatures

21st Jan 2013 4:47pm

stuckinmud

Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: monmouthshire
Posts: 7

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

doors bouncing open

had this problem on previous defenders one of which became so intolerable i decided to investigate. found the end plate of the striker plate was clashing with something in the lock mechanism causing it to pop open.

made thick striker plate shim from 3mm? aluminium using existing shim (pt No MWC3148) as a template. once fitted i never had the problem again!

exercise caution when loosening the striker plate bolts (I cant remember if the nuts are captive) the shims are slotted so you dont need to remove the bolts completely. fitting multiple shims might be a better route but i was too impatient to wait for the post. borrowing the shims from other doors might confirm the solution before you spend time making thicker ones.

May not be the solution to everyones problem but it certainly worked for me.

i have tried to upload photo of damaged striker and shim in situ but as i am a newbie here i havent yet found the method of doing so. if anyone can tell me how to upload i would be grateful

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23rd Jan 2013 11:13am

DAMIAN

Member Since: 24 Jan 2013
Location: spain
Posts: 4

i have one door that does this so this weekend i am going to give it a go. makes sense, many thanks

25th Jan 2013 2:11pm

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