Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
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theres nothing like a stainless steel end
as for the bostick well i,m unsure it mat let go and it may not
28th Dec 2013 5:56 pm
Downhiller
Member Since: 25 Aug 2012
Location: surrey
Posts: 257
Disco Mikey. Thanks very much for taking the time to do this thread with all the pics. Saved me a fortune
1st Jan 2014 7:06 pm
JDS
Member Since: 27 Oct 2011
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 50
geoff. wrote:
as for the bostick well i,m unsure it mat let go and it may not
I doubt it will with the collar and huge bolts that are also applied as per the pic, the glue just fills in the extra free space
14th Jan 2014 5:04 pm
A7grenade
Member Since: 18 Jan 2013
Location: Herts
Posts: 57
forgive me, is this only required if you cannot open your tailgate?
i have an issue with central locking but can open tail1933 austin riley 1963 lambretta Li150
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16th Jan 2014 4:09 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1429
One week of ownership and the first bit of engineering strikes.
Went to open upper tailgate and it half opened them stopped!
Neither open nor shut I'm driving round with interior lights on and doors trying to lock every time I pull off, message on dash and horn beeping when I lock car!
As it's not totally shut is there any potential of opening the bottom gate by squeezing fingers in the gap rather than ripping trim apart inside?
20th May 2014 11:50 pm
hainesjbh
Member Since: 27 Jun 2009
Location: North Somerset
Posts: 103
Thanks very much and OH GOD..
I have no idea how I am going to get into the back of the car with a dog cage and load protector that is 2ft high all the way round !.
Just a thought, is the bottom tailgate switch inhibited if the top part is closed?
I was just wondering if it would be possible to activate the lower switch using a stif rod with a bend in the end if pushed in from inside the car and then turned 90 degrees to activate the lower switch.
21st May 2014 2:30 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1429
Followed the guide and ripped the back of my hands to pieces but got it open in the end
Not very happy about using a pop rivet and a choc block to fix a 20k car but it will do for now
Need to have another look in the daylight as something not right, the upper tailgate doesn't close easily (never has done) and you have to shut it very firmly or it bounces back, are they all like this?
21st May 2014 10:56 pm
SuperEagles
Member Since: 15 Apr 2014
Location: Wales
Posts: 36
Try removing the latch and giving it a good clean, worked for me.
From memory the lower tailgate switch is disabled when the latch is closed.
23rd May 2014 6:54 am
robbo770
Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 2294
AhHHHrgh
boot upper release linear motor toast!!, caused by worn latch
Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Dartford, Kent. On the square, in the centre...
Posts: 65
D3 Tailgate latch failure...
Hi there, I knew someone would have encountered this before and it didn't take long to find the fix details! Can you tell me the procedure to obtain one of these modded replacements please? I've used the forum before as a source of reference but never actually had to make a purchase from a contributor, so am a bit green on the protocol.
Many thanks,
Jim.I'm off to a party with the RNLI tonight. They may not get together very often, but when they do, they certainly know how to push the boat out.
7th Dec 2014 9:56 am
kjk57
Member Since: 25 Jun 2012
Location: west cumbria
Posts: 6
Is it a coincidence that the tailgate fails(A). the night before you`re going away, and (B). when its freezing outside and your garage has a non- runner sitting in the warm , Used DM`s excellent guide only using a couple of 3" flat scrapers to get the carpeted trim out, only option was to use the allen key fix with the addition of some fishing line tracer as an emergency release, but not putting it all back together (just in case) well lasted 4 weeks and has locked up again so assume allen key cable block connector have parted company so will need to contact Geoff for a replacement.
9th Feb 2015 2:27 am
Hilltop Views
Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
Location: Newport
Posts: 3
Tail gate release and removal of actuator
Thank goodness you took the time to add this to the forum, followed the process steps this afternoon a complete success. Hoorah.1965 Austin Gipsy SWB Flexitor independent suspension
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engineering strikes.
but it will do for now
well lasted 4 weeks and has locked up again so assume allen key cable block connector have parted company so will need to contact Geoff for a replacement.
