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JakeM

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Hello
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What is this door 'stopper', 'stay' , lock thing it talks of??
I assume mine is missing, probably rusted off.
Is it fixable? Would be nice not to be squashed in windy weather !
 
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What is this door 'stopper', 'stay' , lock thing it talks of??
I assume mine is missing, probably rusted off.
Is it fixable? Would be nice not to be squashed in windy weather !

With the door wide open, push the strap in the direction shown. It should 'clunk' gently and that's your door locked open. Look underneath the door and all should be clear. If it's not working it should be an easy fix as it's a simple system.

Nowadays they'd probably achieve the same thing with two electric motors, half a dozen sensors and a dedicated ECU :icon-rolleyes: You'd need an instruction manual to operate it and within ten years it'd be an uneconomical repair due to needing to be reset by a Toyota dedicated software patch that was wiped from the dealer's systems five years previously...
 
Excellent, thanks Dave I'll have a look. I'd just assumed there was a bit missing..
 
Probably a simple key-hole slot type mechanical device.

Clever these Japanese... :lol:
 
You get an idea of how it works from these two photos (if anyone's curious and the weather's too grim to crawl around outside :icon-biggrin:)

There is one for sale here if yours has succumbed to tinworm
door stay 2.jpg
door stay 1.jpg
 
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A quick look underneath to understand what was supposed to happen and it works fine! Just needed to be used to loosen it up.
Cheers guys
 
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