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Mar 7th, 2011, 19:35 | #31 |
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Many thanks for the info on the tail gate not opening.
Had the same problem with mine last Friday! Popped the top of the panel off and pushed the black spoon until the tailgate opened.Took out the latch mechanism and pushed the plunger back in and all appeared to be working fine. Re-fitted the mechanism and it worked for a few times then the white plunger jammed on the outward stroke again. Took the little white gearbox apart and greased everything up with some clear silicon grease and put everything back together! Now Working great again! Saved me a lot of hastle trying to find how to get the tailgate open! Many thanks! Kat man |
Mar 8th, 2011, 14:37 | #32 | |
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Tailgate wont open,
Thank you so much. I managed to repair the tailgate my self.
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Mar 8th, 2011, 14:44 | #33 |
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Thank you so much, I can now use my estate for what i bought it for. The tailgate is now working fine. The problem was split wires in the hinge behind the sock. Before i had no idear how to open the tailgate without ripping eveything to bits. Even my neighbours were impressed. Thanks again great info.
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Mar 10th, 2011, 12:30 | #34 |
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good info... I was wondering why occasionally the tailgate wouldn't open.
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Apr 4th, 2011, 15:49 | #35 |
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Tailgate still won't open!
I have actioned all the wonderful advice given in this thread yet my tailgate stays stubbornly unlockable with the key fob. The solenoid is OK as I can manually actuate it with a 12V battery. The little microswitch which closes when the tailgate is in the locked position [and presumably tells the main computer whether the tailgate is open or closed] is OK. The solenoid piston is lubed and free running and the wiring loom that passes over the left side tailgate hinge looks like new with no sign of chafing
I have checked back with a voltmeter to the fusebox in the cargo compartment, the 10Amp fuse [sixth down from the top on left] that the manual says protects the tailgate lock is intact but there is no DC voltage either side of it when lock/unlock is actuated to feed the lock solenoid. The fuse appears to be fed from one of the relays on that fusebank - could it be a duff relay? Without a circuit diagram I am reluctant to delve much deeper without expert help. Anyone out there got access to a wiring diagram for a 2001 V70 2.4T estate please? Roger Walker |
Apr 6th, 2011, 01:49 | #36 |
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Hi Roger (you're only up the road from me) I'm also getting tailgate probs but I think its mechanical binding in the gearbox/plunger area, I'm amazed it can jam itself so much that the motor cannot reverse it!) however thinking about yours, I wonder if there is a break in the harness in the 'sense' (microswitch) wire which means the brain is not allowing the signal to the motor as it still thinks it is open. Have you pulled the hinge cover off and pulled sock along the cable to get a decent look at all the wires? Mine actually seemed ok but the copper had gone quite hard in a couple of the cables, meaning future trouble I expect.
Do you want me to measure my fuse and see if it gets volts when I operate the lock? |
Apr 7th, 2011, 01:35 | #37 |
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pics of harness
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Apr 7th, 2011, 19:14 | #38 | |
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I have the same trouble and after my Volvo garage had investigated that same harness is now looking a sorry mess having been stripped of its outer sheath then wrapped in black tape for its whole length! Have you investigated the cost of this part of harness? Beemer |
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Apr 11th, 2011, 21:15 | #39 |
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no, I have stripped and rebuilt the locking motor gearbox today and so far it seems to be working. I would never have bought a new harness anyway, just soldered in new pieces of cable.
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Apr 15th, 2011, 08:34 | #40 |
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What's the chance of this thread being made a sticky?.It certianly deserve's too be.Regard's jason
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