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Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:48 pm
by gtmpaul
Hi,
our bongo has been off the road for about six months, tried to start it, battery flat as a flat thing, charged up ok and we are now up and running.
Problem is the side door is not opening, the handle seems not to activate anything, is it an electrical link or mechanical connection to the latch, if you lift the lock button on the door it makes no difference, central locking has been iffy for years and the door has always opened fine.
Any ideas?
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:54 pm
by missfixit70
Are you trying to open from inside or outside? I've been caught out with the childlock before

Luckily I realised before I took the door apart to investigate
There is a factsheet in the members area, I think a hearty thump in the right area has been known to fix it, but if the lock button is doing nothing, it may be a linkage has come adrift?
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:56 pm
by francophile1947
I am assuming it won't open from either the inside or outside - if it's just the inside, you've probably caught the child lock.
I seem to remember that a few strategic thumps on the interior panel have been known to work

Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:56 pm
by francophile1947
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:57 pm
by missfixit70
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:01 pm
by francophile1947
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:04 pm
by missfixit70
It does if you use it to bugger my side door & I can't get in/out

Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:23 pm
by gtmpaul
All fixed,
Took door apart, mechanism out of sync due to flat battery
now fine
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:36 pm
by missfixit70
Nice one, so how did you rectify it?
Re: Stuck side door
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:58 pm
by ScubaBongo
gtmpaul wrote:All fixed,
Took door apart, mechanism out of sync due to flat battery
now fine
I've got the same problem I think - door stuck after completely flat batt... any tips?