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back door getting stiff to open and close
09 Jun 2023 10:05 #249479
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic back door getting stiff to open and close
It's the hinges.
You need to get oil into them, not WD40.
GT85 will help as it has a teenie amount of teflon in it.
You could keep applying a small amount of diesel, it penetrates and lubricates.
I used to keep squirting a little oil into that notch in the hinge and then open & close the door about a thousand times- you don't have to let it latch.
The bonnet hinges seize too, you need to get the deck under the wipers up to lubricate them, I took mine off one at a time to do a good job. (And lubricated the wiper mechanism whilst the deck was off.)
You need to get oil into them, not WD40.
GT85 will help as it has a teenie amount of teflon in it.
You could keep applying a small amount of diesel, it penetrates and lubricates.
I used to keep squirting a little oil into that notch in the hinge and then open & close the door about a thousand times- you don't have to let it latch.
The bonnet hinges seize too, you need to get the deck under the wipers up to lubricate them, I took mine off one at a time to do a good job. (And lubricated the wiper mechanism whilst the deck was off.)
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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