side/sliding door/stuck shut

[flippa]

Hi all, got a bit of a problem with my side/sliding door its stuck shut and will not budge ,i have tried disconnecting the battery in the hope of re-setting the mechanism but no luck i have done a search on recent threads and others have had the same problem..... i dont really want to ,but may have to remove the side door panel?(as that circlip on the handle is a pain to get off and near impossible to get back on any advice help most welcome

[cheffy34]

Take the child lock off flip


sorry mate cant help, i do remember reading summit on it last year you kno

[flippa]

if only that simple cheff

[westonwarrior]

I seam to remember that a microswitch can be reset with a well positiond technical thump

trouble is I am not sure where and too big a thump could leave a dent may be worth trying though

[flippa]

cheers weston the old tv trick huh , i will get my boxing gloves on and go out and give it a good pasting in a mo

[tay]

hi flippa,theres some suggestions in the fact sheet area of the site,dont know if youv'e looked,when my sliding door jammed i used the poke with a pointy stick method.the area i targeted was the mechanism located towards the bottom of the door about halfway along the door itself.managed to do this by just unclipping the door panel and gently easing it down without taking off the door handle.the poking around resulted in a loud bang and me thinking iv'e really broken it now,but low and behold the door opened must have just got stuck so with this in mind sprayed the mechanism with wd40.no problems since,fingers crossed!hope this helps.

[bongo bri]

Hi all, got a bit of a problem with my side/sliding door its stuck shut and will not budge ,i have tried disconnecting the battery in the hope of re-setting the mechanism but no luck i have done a search on recent threads and others have had the same problem..... i dont really want to ,but may have to remove the side door panel?(as that circlip on the handle is a pain to get off and near impossible to get back on any advice help most welcome

Hi Flippa
The handle just pushes back on with the circlip in place if you dont lose it getting off. Put it back on with the loop upwards then you can see to get a hook on it next time.
With the side panel off you can play with the rods and switches Mind your pinkies in the works.
probably end up with black sticky everywhere. Good luck
Brian

[flippa]

Thanks for the replies guys sorted thanks to westons suggestion gave it a good thump and bingo .....cheers weston

[westonwarrior]

Wow Im more amazed than you

where abouts did you give it a thwack?

my memory can't be as bad as I thought or I had a premonition

[flippa]

well i gave it a good few thumps before i hit the spot i think it was directly below the handle ish

[helen&tony]

Hi
Excellent....I must remember to carry a spare Muhammed Ali in the toolbox, in case my door needs a thump ....glad it's fixed. Just an aside, I find the contacts cause problems, and I have found that if they are kept CLEAN and DRY, there's no problem....WD40 doesn't seem to be a good idea....i've used it , and had to clean it off.....600 grit wet and dry, and wipe clean....no probs.
Cheers
Helen

[flippa]

cheers Helen i will give that a go , i dont want to be knocking seven bells out of my bongo every day

[supersparks1]

Hi not sure if this is the right place to post this but i have had a lot of problems with my sliding door locking me in or out.did all the usual cleaned contacts etc ,after getting fed up with this i got the motor working again THEN REMOVED ITS FUSE had no problem with the door staying closed and fail to see why motor needed.in daily use and i did this 4 weeks ago.

[al & chris]

We thumped ours on a regular basis when it was stuck. Later found a connection block in door pillar behind magnetic contact thing. Pushed this together and no door problems for over a year.

[stev]

hi thanks for all the info on sticking sliding door , it happend to me today . i used the pointy stick method on the lower central mech at door bottom .moved a lever into place and bingo one click and the door opened.
sprayed with maintenance spray works evey time great.