XC70: Body - Tailgate not catching

RogerTo · Oct 26th, 2019, 23:50

A new problem with the tailgate - (I have the powered version) - it opens no problem (apart from the terminally rusted handle hinge pin) and closes on the button no problem ... until it meets the latch pin, where it fails to latch and rises back to fully open.

When it fails to latch, it does a wee electric motor back and forth in the latch, fails to catch, and gives up.

What I’ve tried - brute force (shutting it manually); lubricating the latch mechanism with wd40; using a screwdriver to simulate the latch pin entering the latch mechanism. Something works maybe one time in thirty.

What I haven’t tried - dismantlement of the trim to access the latch mechanism; a different lubricant.

Any ideas or similar experiences in the community?

Cheers

Ovlovppz · Oct 27th, 2019, 09:10

Could the bump stops be causing this.
They may be preventing the boot from closing because they have gone hard?
See here --> https://youtu.be/2zsWRSEnxaA

RogerTo · Oct 28th, 2019, 00:43

Close, it was the rubber wedges beside the latch pin. The slightest smear of Vaseline on the cured it.

After dismantling and reassembling every other part of it

Ovlovppz · Oct 29th, 2019, 09:50

Thats brilliant. Glad you found the cause 👍👍

Oct 26th, 2019, 23:50	#1
RogerTo Junior Member Last Online: Oct 27th, 2023 00:40 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Central Scotland	Tailgate not catching A new problem with the tailgate - (I have the powered version) - it opens no problem (apart from the terminally rusted handle hinge pin) and closes on the button no problem ... until it meets the latch pin, where it fails to latch and rises back to fully open. When it fails to latch, it does a wee electric motor back and forth in the latch, fails to catch, and gives up. What I’ve tried - brute force (shutting it manually); lubricating the latch mechanism with wd40; using a screwdriver to simulate the latch pin entering the latch mechanism. Something works maybe one time in thirty. What I haven’t tried - dismantlement of the trim to access the latch mechanism; a different lubricant. Any ideas or similar experiences in the community? Cheers __________________ XC70 D5 SE Sport 2008

Oct 27th, 2019, 09:10	#2
Ovlovppz Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2023 18:54 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Lincoln	Could the bump stops be causing this. They may be preventing the boot from closing because they have gone hard? See here --> https://youtu.be/2zsWRSEnxaA __________________ 2009 Volvo V70 se sport r-design D5 240bhp 440nm

Oct 28th, 2019, 00:43	#3
RogerTo Junior Member Last Online: Oct 27th, 2023 00:40 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Central Scotland	Close, it was the rubber wedges beside the latch pin. The slightest smear of Vaseline on the cured it. After dismantling and reassembling every other part of it __________________ XC70 D5 SE Sport 2008

Oct 29th, 2019, 09:50	#4
Ovlovppz Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2023 18:54 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Lincoln	Thats brilliant. Glad you found the cause 👍👍 __________________ 2009 Volvo V70 se sport r-design D5 240bhp 440nm

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