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Duracell Bunnys Mrs · Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Barnsley

Can anyone help.

I have a motorised side step that works when the side door is opened and closed.

I had noticed over the last few days that it was taking its time to retract, but eventually got there.

Then today it didn't retract fully and the dash showed the door as being open. When the side door was opened fully the step did not move.

I drove home and opened the door and the step appeared but when the door was closed the step did not fully retract again and the dash showed the door as open.

I have sprayed the workings (or what i think are the workings) with silicone spray and eventually got the step to retract so i could put my alarm on and the door showed closed on the dash.

Does anyone have any ideas or know someone who can help.

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swizZer · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 22:13 Post subject:

Sounds like you might have fixed it by spraying the lube Wink

perhaps the mechanism just needed freeing up (after all the road salt/snow/rain/road muck etc) Fingers crossed it should be okay :D
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Duracell Bunnys Mrs · Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Barnsley

I think am going to have to get underneath it and give it a good clean.

Should I put any grease on it and if so what?

andyj · Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2412 Location: up norf

if you shoved a load of silicone spray on that should do the job Smile

Duracell Bunnys Mrs · Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Barnsley

Thanks.

I hope it has worked.

I will keep you posted.

Drewski · Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Posts: 55 Location: SUNNY SW CORNWALL

Hi if you want to grease it you'll have to shift the silicone spray....white spirit should do it and a nice wadge of morris grease should do it fingers crossed. I want those sort of steps to go with my nice sexy soft close door :D
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wibbs · Joined: 07 Feb 2009 Posts: 557 Location: Sheffield

Did you fix it Kim?

Duracell Bunnys Mrs · Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Barnsley

I got my boss to have a look at the step for me.

We didn't need to clean it up as it is a sealed unit, however on either side there are some rotary arms so he covered them in WD40 and it seems to have done the job for now. Smile

I'm not convinced that it has totally cured the problem, but only time will tell.

Kim

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strangerover · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 20:04 Post subject:

Just a tip...

WD40 is not a good long term lubricant....

the Silicon Spray or white spray grease would work better..
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Duracell Bunnys Mrs · Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Barnsley

Hi Mark

Thanks for that tip it is appreciated. Smile