Been having fun with my p38 tailgate too! After tracing continuity to the drivers door and back turned out it was the tangs on the switch inside the button, your mechanism needs a good clean with brake cleaner as they are sensitive to dirt etc.
Hi, I haven't seen your video in a while. This gate trouble is pretty stressful. Is it hardening due to rust on the spring or wear on the plastic parts? Is it due to rust on the linkage parts? I feel that p38 makes the simplest parts more complicated than the rest. Good luck and happy holidays from Japan!
Personally i think it is worn plastic parts, since the electrical circuit is fine and the button works as it should and always has. This is a MECHANICAL ISSUE. Mechanical can be spring, sure, but I believe it is the plastic parts which have worn. I need a new lock mechanism. There is not enough time to sort out the actual problem, just get a new locking mechanism.
Been having fun with my p38 tailgate too! After tracing continuity to the drivers door and back turned out it was the tangs on the switch inside the button, your mechanism needs a good clean with brake cleaner as they are sensitive to dirt etc.
Thanks mate. Ill give it a go.
Hi, I haven't seen your video in a while.
This gate trouble is pretty stressful.
Is it hardening due to rust on the spring or wear on the plastic parts?
Is it due to rust on the linkage parts?
I feel that p38 makes the simplest parts more complicated than the rest.
Good luck and happy holidays from Japan!
Personally i think it is worn plastic parts, since the electrical circuit is fine and the button works as it should and always has. This is a MECHANICAL ISSUE. Mechanical can be spring, sure, but I believe it is the plastic parts which have worn. I need a new lock mechanism. There is not enough time to sort out the actual problem, just get a new locking mechanism.