The nears side rear door on my disco td5 won't unlock or open.
I have been led to believe the door actuator has failed.
Anyone any ideas on the best way to get it open?
No the tab doesn't pop up, I've tried pulling it up but it just drops straight back down.
I'm thinking I'm going to have to take the door card of but looks kind of tricky with the door closed
Yes, does sound like your door actuator is fubarred,
The only other thing it could be is that the magical electrical stuff is nto getting to the actuator. If you have a copy of rave you could find the electrical diagram for it and see if you can add a supply to see if that will "open" the lock, just in case it is a broken wire or output from the Brains..
have you tried repeatedly pressing your fob button , while pulling up on the door lock button , as i have had the same prob every now and then on my nearside rear door , and have found this to work for me ,
It could be a slow actuator, but if it is then you should hear it trying to work. Mine sometimes takes 3 hits on the fob to unlock the NS RR door, but you can hear and see it trying to work. Defo worth trying it.