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Old 16th January 2021, 04:29   #1
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hi all,

i need bit of help with problem that started last month, in that when it is frosty, both passenger doors won't shut, they just bounce open. drivers side is ok.
all mechanical parts have been greased.

can anyone please help with this infuriating issue.

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thanks in advance

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Old 16th January 2021, 09:33   #2
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Hi Paul

I had this once on the passenger door. The lock mechanism freezes internally and the latch doesn't drop.

For the life of me I can't remember what I did to resolve it. Not sure if I didn't just poor hot water over the mechanism and then spray a decent water displacement fluid and lubricator into the mechanism.

It's was years ago that I had the problem and it's not come back any winter since. Saying that not sure how many times we have had really cold snaps down here in the South West
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Hi Paul,

My door recently did the same thing. I think I ended up spraying anti freeze in and then gave it a whack and it shut. But my door was kaput shortly after so I would advise extreme caution on cold mornings! - see my recent thread:
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=310402

Quite a few posts with pictures from kind forum members that might help you understand the inner workings of the door better.
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poor hot water, not boiling water, on and around the lock area, then once you got it sorted spray all rubber door seals & door locks inside with silicone.
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hi all,

i need bit of help with problem that started last month, in that when it is frosty, both passenger doors won't shut, they just bounce open. drivers side is ok.
all mechanical parts have been greased.

can anyone please help with this infuriating issue.

rover 75 1.8 saloon

thanks in advance

paul
I can remember how infuriating that issue was for me Paul! I used a hair drier on the area and that seemed to work followed by lots of wd 40...am no expert tho...and i predict i will likely suffer the same again this winter unless there is some kind of preventative measure..
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Old 17th January 2021, 14:18   #6
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Thanks for all the help that you guys have given me on this subject, especially to Arctic for the advice of silicon spray.

Many thanks

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Old 18th January 2021, 10:49   #7
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As Artic said, same thing happened to me about 2 week ago in that cold snap, passenger door would not engage when closing, hot water out of the tap sorted it and then wd40 silicone spray,
I wonder why it only seems to affect the passenger side doors ?

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From what i recall, when posting on here about this happening to me many years ago, the Passat of the same era, suffered with this as well.

As said, silicone spray solved the problem Gave all a shot again every year, at the start of the cold season and never suffered the problem again.

Also, be aware of the 'machine gunning' boot release, when freezing conditions prevail !!

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Machine Gunning I get that often in all weathers but once the boot opens its back to normal 1 clunk and opens, just something you live with,,

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