twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
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I'm getting all the right noises from the release "handle" but the upper rear tailgate will not open!!
Is there a sequence of things i can do ?? or is it a dealer "fix"... out of warranty so needs to be sensible/practical??
has this happened to anybody else?? i'm lovin it....
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 21st Nov 2008 4:00 pm |
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flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 2558
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Have you tried a search of the site - its a common problem.
It difficult from an iPaq to look right now but if your still stuck when I get home I cen find the links.
Try a search like "+tail +gate +fault" - without the quotes. 
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| 21st Nov 2008 4:02 pm |
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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
Posts: 223
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Thanks Flinty i'll have a look... i'm lovin it....
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| 21st Nov 2008 4:14 pm |
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fakesnake
Member Since: 30 Mar 2006
Location: Leicestershire
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I don't want to be all doom & gloom but unless you have tiny hands, unlike me, it's impossible to sort. I ended up making a real muck of the trim & still having to go to the stealers. £198 it cost to sort for a new catch  Richard
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| 21st Nov 2008 6:46 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Mine went a while back.
Didn't make any motorised sounds though.
Dealer had to 'break in' from the inside.
All was sorted with no damage. I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 21st Nov 2008 7:26 pm |
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Duncster
Member Since: 25 Nov 2006
Location: Midlands
Posts: 755
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I did mine last week - you can get the carpet panel off enough to get your hand down to release it - PM with your phone number it is far easier if somebody talks you through it
It cost me £22 rather than the £300+vat I was quoted
http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...repair.doc
this was very help full, however, I am sure a chat with somebody who has been through this will help.
Cheers
Duncan 15 3.0 RRS HSE - Silver
05 2.7TDV6 S AUTO Silver - Retro-fitted Leather.
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| 21st Nov 2008 10:18 pm |
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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
Posts: 223
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a BIG Thanks for all your help on this issue.... i fixed it this morning with a new cable latch assembly (£22.00)
getting the lower rear trim off was a challange and i found that tyre levers (bicycle) did the job better then the kitchen knives... if you start at the curvy bend and work left to right whilst inside the vehicle it pops off with no damage..my other tip is to remove completly the sticky grey foam as this sticks to the back of your hand when trying to get to the actuator.
Use a long thin screwdriver to prise the plastic lid off it clips over the cable end and just pops off then get a small child ( my son filled this role) he was able to get his hand in a grab the cable.. i could get it with long nose pliers... hey presto it poppedopen!!! once top door is open the rest is easy!!
tghanks again[/i] i'm lovin it....
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| 29th Dec 2008 3:21 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
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Sometimes it works with the emergency release: Push the lock and unlock button on the dash for about 5 seconds till you here the rear door unlocking. get somebody else outside and pull the reardoor open when it unlocks. It is a 2 man job. Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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| 29th Dec 2008 7:57 pm |
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Ian62
Member Since: 17 Mar 2007
Location: Cyprus
Posts: 238
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Mine wouldn't open this morning, but I put that down to the -12C outside at the time 
In fact the plastic/rubber part was frozen solid  Stadt Panzer Power
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| 29th Dec 2008 8:08 pm |
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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
Posts: 223
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Roel wrote:Sometimes it works with the emergency release: Push the lock and unlock button on the dash for about 5 seconds till you here the rear door unlocking. get somebody else outside and pull the reardoor open when it unlocks. It is a 2 man job.
In my case the cable had snapped at the point where it connects to the actuator... the "L" shaped dohdah on the end had broken off!!,... i understand this to be a common fault!... the only answer here was to take it apart i'm afraid i'm lovin it....
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| 30th Dec 2008 12:47 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
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I had a double fault. The microswitch in the handle stopt working and a position sensor in the catch mechanism didn't work properly. Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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| 30th Dec 2008 11:09 pm |
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cayman6
Member Since: 12 Mar 2006
Location: northwich,cheshire
Posts: 83
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Tailgate broke over christmas with haybales in the boot (great) exactly the same as Twizzle's as it turned out, L shaped metal piece at end of cable had sheared off.
Saved over £200 by using Jdea's fix list so good on ya mate. Agree with Twizzle cycle spanners are best to prise carpeted trim panel off you just need to remember more force is required than you think and the rest is all patience. So thank you both members for all the tips.
Total cost £28 for new catch,cable part and new foam membrane which you have to destroy to get to parts.Parts man said the new catch has been modifyed so hopefully this will not happen again. TONGA GREEN TDV6 S MANUAL
STAINLESS STEEL PROTECTION TUBES
19" HSE ALLOYS
PRIVACY GLASS
G4 DECALS
RRS'S ARE DISCO'S IN DRAG
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| 5th Jan 2009 10:21 pm |
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Pumpkin
Member Since: 05 Nov 2008
Location: Bardos
Posts: 12
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Oh Dear, I'm reading all this with trepidation. I even opened the Tailgate Repair document. My tailgate has just given up and I have been quoted €225 to repair it. Do you think that I can do this myself? Give you a clue: a) I'm a woman (which normally should provoke a wholehearted 'YES YOU CAN!', and b) What if I give up halfway through? Will a decent mechanic be able to fix the problem?
Thanks for your replies.
Pumpkin
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| 6th Jan 2009 2:49 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Roel wrote:Sometimes it works with the emergency release: Push the lock and unlock button on the dash for about 5 seconds till you here the rear door unlocking.
You need to press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the dash for 15 seconds 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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