I've trawled round the forums trying to find an answer to this but couldn't see an obvious one.

 

In normal conditions (i.e. ambient temperatures above 6/7 degrees) my hatch boot shuts and opens just fine.

 

In cold weather, the boot will "bounce" on closing, requiring several attempts to latch shut. It always opens ok.

 

I suspect this is either a wear or lubrication issue that's probably really easy to fix and would be grateful for any pointers.

 

Nick

Mine did similar a while ago. All of a sudden it would not close tight, really had to coax it shut, but it soon opened while driving. To cut a long story short people suggested several fixes and solutions (for which I am grateful) but the fix was a new bottom lock unit about £35, ..........not too sad

in the winter whilst servicing and repairing passenger lifts, we used to get a common fault on door locks where grease on the pivot point would harden. This resulted in the lock not working correctly as the arm would not drop.

Id take a guess that something along the same lines has gone on.

You could try giving the mechanical moving parts a good clean and then lube with excessive amounts of WD40.

Best way is to strip and rebuild, but the WD40 may work.

Edited 2 December, 201510 yr by TK699

Mine did similar a while ago. All of a sudden it would not close tight, really had to coax it shut, but it soon opened while driving. To cut a long story short people suggested several fixes and solutions (for which I am grateful) but the fix was a new bottom lock unit about £35, ..........not too sad

Sorry this should have read top lock, its the part with the solenoid in it