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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935   
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Anyone any advice on how to stiffen up the door stays on a Puma so that they will stay open but still close easily. Managed it on the back door by putting a Nylon washer on the Door Stay hinge bolt. Now I don't have to open it each time when packing/unpacking the car. However cannot use the same trick on the front. On my last few cars the doors would stay ajar when opened to a certain point but not the Defender.
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27th May 2011 12:51pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5068  
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For me it was just do up the bolts..they were a little loose Mike
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27th May 2011 12:52pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935
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Hi Mike,
Which bolts are you referring to, the hinges or the Stay rod that slides in a channel under the dash? |
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27th May 2011 1:19pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5068
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it was the stay bolts you can just see it to tighten on the front doors...you will see it move when you open the door Mike
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27th May 2011 1:37pm |
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| nickhodgson Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Zambia Posts: 174 
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I eventually removed the bolts and added some split washers as I was getting tired or always tightening them.
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27th May 2011 2:58pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5068
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its almost the same except you dont have to remove anything Mike
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27th May 2011 3:33pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935
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Front door stays are held to door bracket by a Pin and cotter pin.No way of tightening so removed pin and replaced with Bolt+nylon washer+nyloc nut. Now just enough resistance to hold door open but still shut easily. SWMBO will be happy, always moaning about having to hold door open when getting in. Thanks ALL
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27th May 2011 3:50pm |
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| LostinOz Member Since: 05 Jun 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 1  
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Here goes my first post!! Just tightened the rear cargo door and front left today. Both needed tightening as stated in the prior replies. But here is the dig on the cargo door. The pin that clicks into place and holds the door open pushes on the top left corner with some degree of force. It pushes against an under-engineered 'tab' of metal that bends under the weight. So once you tighten the nuts, in some cases the door still does not stay open safely. I bent the offending 'tab' forwards again and then wedged something solid behind it. It is a 3mm x 4mm x whatever length spacer of anything solid. Did the trick. Now the door pin pushes against its 'tab' that is supported with something solid from behind and the door now stays open for the first time since I bought it! I'd taken it back to LR in Sydney and they had said 'performs same as all others', and 'cannot fix'. So I popped off the plastic on the back door (after removing the u-shaped handle) and fixed it in a few minutes. Happy days!
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5th Jun 2011 12:19pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935
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Any pictures LostinOz.
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5th Jun 2011 5:52pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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wont need pics .. its easy to see once cover is off, did it to mine about 2 years ago .. not had a problem since Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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5th Jun 2011 8:40pm |
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| Bill Member Since: 20 May 2011 Location: Wicklow Posts: 39  
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I was going to try and fit a gas shock to the back door. think i'll try your methods first, but has anyone tried this? 08 Puma 90xs
BMW R1150R KXF250 Keep On Truckin |
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6th Jun 2011 11:56am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2660  
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Plentym, see http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic6886.h...gas+strut; http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic5494.h...gas+strut; -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged 
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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6th Jun 2011 12:29pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
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6th Jun 2011 7:00pm |
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| Bill Member Since: 20 May 2011 Location: Wicklow Posts: 39
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Plentym, see http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic6886.h...gas+strut; http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic5494.h...t;[/quote]
Nice  think i might go down this road. 08 Puma 90xs
BMW R1150R KXF250 Keep On Truckin |
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6th Jun 2011 8:02pm |
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