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| Balvaig Member Since: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 730   
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Defender ownership.
The door seals need a coat of silicone rubber lubricant to stop them freezing. One or more of your door locks will be sticking due to dirt or frozen water. Clean out with brake cleaner and relubricate. Plenty of threads on this elsewhere. Presume you have checked or replaced antifreeze too. |
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13th Jan 2022 8:43am |
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| Drevil Member Since: 03 Jan 2022 Location: Berkshire Posts: 130 
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Awesome, thanks.
Silicone lube now on order and I think I know which door lock is the culprit (sticking anyway, let alone once frozen solid by the weather). Off to have a crack at whipping a door card off...... Thanks again....many noob questions to follow in the coming weeks, but now off to check the fluids (again)! |
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13th Jan 2022 9:15am |
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| The Zee Member Since: 26 May 2019 Location: Salisbury Posts: 289 
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One thing I do in early Autumn, is to free up the manual key locks on the Drivers Door, the ignition lock, and the back cargo door plus any security device locks as needed. Check the lock opens with all of the keys. The lock cleaner and lubricant that I use is ABUS PS88 Lubricating Spray, it’s a 50ml spay with a small tube to direct into the lock, after a small squirt, open and close using the key, until smooth, and then follow up with a second squirt.
Additionaly while I don't use this "Gummi Pflege rubber protector" is the product to be using on rubber seals, since silicon sprays can cause problems due to the other things in the spray (propellants, solvents or additives) Zaid-M www.DefencePhotos.com 2014 Defender 110 Utility, 2.2 Puma, Indus Silver Not just transport more like a religion |
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13th Jan 2022 9:23am |
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| Drevil Member Since: 03 Jan 2022 Location: Berkshire Posts: 130
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Top stuff, thanks. Amazon parcels inbound.
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13th Jan 2022 9:30am |
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| Balvaig Member Since: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 730
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Another thought, but not just for winter.
Lubricate your wiper spindles. Pull up the rubber boot below the wiper arm attachment, and put a few drops of light oil onto the spindles. Run the wipers off the screen to allow the oil to penetrate, then re affix rubber boots. Water tends to get under the rubber boot and corrodes/seizes the spindles. Others also recommend filling the boot with a rubber safe solid lubricant. I just use light oil every three months. |
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13th Jan 2022 9:54am |
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| Drevil Member Since: 03 Jan 2022 Location: Berkshire Posts: 130
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Super thanks
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13th Jan 2022 10:02am |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 916 
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a light smear of vaseline on the door seals.
A water displacement spray in the locks. ACF90 etc. or in extreme laziness  Click image to enlarge A CDH hiding under the backseat. Pop out and plip the remote, go back inside and enjoy a nice coffee ~30 mins later open and enter a warm landy.  Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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13th Jan 2022 8:01pm |
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