Surprised Today

[Steve A]

My Trialmaster gave me a big surprise today, we had several days of nice rain and today I went out to load it up for my Scottish Festival this weekend. As I opened the passenger side front door I got my shoes washed "LOL" Evidently the rain had come down on the inside of the door gasket, it did not get into the floor board and the lower part of the gasket held the water in.

The passenger side both doors the open buttons didn't want to work but after 3 or 4 pushes on the buttons they started working ok.

 

[Max]

A couple of issues that have been written about...Happy motoring


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[Shopkeep]

My Trialmaster gave me a big surprise today, we had several days of nice rain and today I went out to load it up for my Scottish Festival this weekend. As I opened the passenger side front door I got my shoes washed "LOL" Evidently the rain had come down on the inside of the door gasket, it did not get into the floor board and the lower part of the gasket held the water in.

The passenger side both doors the open buttons didn't want to work but after 3 or 4 pushes on the buttons they started working ok.

Grenadier hazing ceremony, happens to the best of us.

 

[trobex]

Carry a towel in the car - becomes useful.

 

[bikesandguitars]

A periodic small spritz of Tri-Flow Dry Spray lubricant on the top of the door button will keep it moving smoothly.

 

[CrazyOldMan]

A periodic small spritz of Tri-Flow Dry Spray lubricant on the top of the door button will keep it moving smoothly.

Is that what people are recommending? Tri-Flow has paraffin wax - won’t that build up over time? I’ve noticed that stupid passenger side rear door sticking again (the one that tried to toss my daughter out the back seat) - not sure if it’s related to the drop in temperature or the fact that the dealer “fixed it” a few months ago and it just needs periodic maintenance- but I was thinking some sort of graphite

 

[Max]

Is that what people are recommending? Tri-Flow has paraffin wax - won’t that build up over time? I’ve noticed that stupid passenger side rear door sticking again (the one that tried to toss my daughter out the back seat) - not sure if it’s related to the drop in temperature or the fact that the dealer “fixed it” a few months ago and it just needs periodic maintenance- but I was thinking some sort of graphite

Your on the money there. Many moons ago a Land Rover tech looked at my old series II and said that theres a lot of orange in your leaf springs and suggested I let them sag and puff graphite powder between the leafs...the orange colour was rust...it work a treat, the suspension was free again and smoother