Land Rover Discovery: Body Repairs - Corrosion
Protection
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Galvanic corrosion is the cross-contamination of dissimilar metals, in this
case aluminium and steel. Avoidance of galvanic corrosion is an important
issue to be considered in the repair of aluminium
The procedure to follow when partially renewing components is the same as
described in the section "Welded Components".
The main difference when components are partially, rather than completely
renew
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of these products for a superseded equivalent.
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CAUTION:
If the front airbags are deployed, the following components must be
replaced:
Driver airbag module
Steering wheel
Passenger airbag module
Instrument panel
Fly leads (where applicable) connecting front airbag modules to SRS
harness
All seat belt buckle pre-tensioner
All occupied sea
Installation
NOTE:
Make sure that the drilled out spot welds are installed with metal
inert gas (MIG) plug welds in the same quantities.
Using the old suspension top mount for reference prepare the new
suspension top mount in the areas where it is not fully welded and
install the spot welds.
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