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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17435   
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There's a spring arrangement on the bulkhead which engages in a detent on the inboard end of the stay arm. Trouble is the dash has to come out (or at least be released and pulled away from the bulkhead) to get at them.
I usually tie a rope from the outside door handle to the front bumper or similar when working on uneven ground or in wind. |
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4th Jan 2015 11:15pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4700 
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Not the easiest thing to access. Look under the dash where the stay disappears into. You can tighten it up inside there, but it is a b***h to access. There is a visible nut head and one under the trim across from that. These slacken, the outside visible one is easily done but it's the hidden one that is the awkward one. Get done on your knees and pull the plastic out with your fingers, look up and you'll see the second nut. A suitably bent spanner of the correct size is needed to access it. Enjoy
 Could you post a follow up and let us know how many swear words you use getting it done?  1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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4th Jan 2015 11:25pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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Me swear.
 
In all honesty I haven't tried to tighten it bar having a quick look. Obviously having a look and realising it would be a devil to get at put me off this long.  |
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4th Jan 2015 11:50pm |
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| Kent_keith Member Since: 01 Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 388  
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Does anyone know where I could buy this part from please, my drivers door opens to wide because the bump stop is missing.
The bracket with the vertical bar attached to it. Failing that I might have to repair it  Click image to enlarge 2005 TD5 90 CSW XS |
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5th Jan 2015 9:16am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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I had the bolts come loose ( the two in the pic above ) , tightening them fixed the door not staying open
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5th Jan 2015 10:29am |
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| Kent_keith Member Since: 01 Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 388
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Ok thank you I'll have a look,
 when I compared one side to the other, I thought I saw what I thought was a bump stop or something stopping the door travelling too far past the vertical bar? I'll have a poke around 2005 TD5 90 CSW XS |
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5th Jan 2015 11:03am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4700
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The above photo gives an excellent view of the two nuts that need tightened. This will get the door stay back in action. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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5th Jan 2015 12:32pm |
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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226 
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Very useful having Keith's pic to refer to, as it's very difficult to describe in words! But on mine the passenger door wouldn't stay open either, so did some investigating. It's easier to get at on a Td5 (just has its own little plastic cover held on with a single screw). Anyway, I found that the bent 's' shaped bar that acts as a spring was too long and the bottom edge of it was fouling on the sliding track, stopping it from dropping into the notch when the door was open. So i just chopped a bit off the end of it and I also 'flattened' it slightly in a vice to give it more spring effect. Reinstalled and the door stays open perfectly now. It was one of my most triumphant Land Rover bodging moments!
2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green |
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5th Jan 2015 1:37pm |
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| Kent_keith Member Since: 01 Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 388
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Click image to enlarge Is there a notch in the roller? That would make sense, although mine is travelling past the retention/spring bar and all the to the end so opens too far, but it may be the same problem 2005 TD5 90 CSW XS |
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5th Jan 2015 1:48pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4700
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Yep everything depends on how your nuts are adjusted (the one's on the Land Rover I mean
) 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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5th Jan 2015 2:06pm |
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| driver9 Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 111 
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Thanks chaps another task ticked off the list of things to sort out. As have found the bolts were loose but easy to tighten on a Puma providing you use a suitably cranked spanner and remove a couple of the dash mounting screws.
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5th Jan 2015 3:28pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 
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Mine seem to come loose every couple of years so put some thread lock on if you want it to stay put
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5th Jan 2015 5:22pm |
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| Kent_keith Member Since: 01 Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 388
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Good idea, I'll look into that next Saturday as I'm too much of a wimp to go out there now because it's dark and cold
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5th Jan 2015 5:41pm |
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| Fifth Horseman Member Since: 08 Mar 2011 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 323 
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Yours does seem to be missing the bump stop as the roller should not be able to move much beyond the position your first photo shows. Part number is MWC5759. A chunk of thick rubber the correct size will be equally effective. |
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5th Jan 2015 7:10pm |
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