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by AlanR
21 Apr 2010, 13:53
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help
Replies: 5
Views: 1664

Re: Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help

Right, post lunchbreak bodging update. I've managed to free up the black knob, and removed the panel (B4STARD of a job, nearly every single allen headed fitting rounded off). The rear catch is still stuck in the locked position, despite me pulling on the cable whilst pulling the door handle to open ...
by AlanR
21 Apr 2010, 11:04
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help
Replies: 5
Views: 1664

Re: Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help

Cheers, I'll have a play, and hopefully be able to free up the latch but my biggest issue is that the black locking knob inside the van is completely stuck down. I've tried pursueding it with a few taps of a hammer and it won't budge. Feels more like something physically preventing it from moving.
by AlanR
21 Apr 2010, 08:21
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help
Replies: 5
Views: 1664

Sliding door lock has seized, door stuck open help

Hopefully someone can help. I tried to lock my sliding door from the inside last night and the black knob jammed halfway down and the door didn’t lock. This has happened before, and previously I’ve been able to free the mechanism by opening unlocking/locking the door with the key. This time, the mec...
by AlanR
03 Aug 2008, 20:56
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Nearside rear brake noise
Replies: 0
Views: 597

Nearside rear brake noise

I have a noise coming from the nearside rear brake which is like a ticking/scraping noise. Its only really noticeable at low speed and was rectified about a year ago by a garage who said it was just dirt in the brakes. Its started again today so I have taken the drum off and cleaned everything up, b...
by AlanR
01 Jul 2008, 13:59
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Diesel starter motor repair?
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Shortly, :D

The one i'm buying is 'new', so doesn't have a surcharge and no exchange, so I'll be left with the old one

Al
by AlanR
01 Jul 2008, 11:14
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Diesel starter motor repair?
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Cheers,

I haven't got a spare sov, but its my daily, so I need it on the road, will be ordering one shortly,

Might then try and repair this one to keep as a spare.
by AlanR
01 Jul 2008, 10:31
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Diesel starter motor repair?
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Diesel starter motor repair?

My starter has been slipping and on removal the shaft is flapping about a bit!!! The end of the shaft has a bush on it that looks as though it should be sitting in the end of the casting, but it is not. I have tried to knock this back up the shaft, but it wont budge. is there a way of repairing this...
by AlanR
30 Apr 2008, 13:45
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: BLACK CAP/BLUE CAP.
Replies: 8
Views: 963

Me too,

I have a pipe from the neck of the expansion tank, and an standard metal radiator style cap on the tank. Its a 1.6D and apart from a thermostat failing the cooling system has never been a problem?