Land Rover Discovery: Rear end Sheet Metal
Repairs Spare
Wheel Well -
Vehicles With- 7 seats (G1770930)
- Installation
Installation
- Dress the flanges where necessary.
- Offer up the new spare wheel well and clamp into position. Check
alignment, if correct, proceed to next step, if not, rectify and
recheck before proceeding.
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- Drill holes the where the metal inert gas (MIG) plug welds are to be
installed as indicated.
- Remove the spare wheel well.
- Deburr the drilled holes.
- Clean and prepare the panel surfaces.
NOTES:
- Make sure that the sealer is only applied where the spot
welds are being installed.
- Make sure that the adhesive is 30mm away from any MIG
plug welds to avoid contamination.
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- Apply a 5mm bead of Land Rover approved sealer as indicated.
- Offer up the new spare wheel well and clamp into position. Check
alignment, if correct, proceed to next step, if not, rectify and
recheck before proceeding.
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- Install the spot welds as indicated.
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- Install the MIG plug welds as indicated.
NOTE:
The components that are located/fixed to these weld studs
must be offered up and cross checked for alignment prior to
the installation of the weld studs to the new panel.
- Prepare the spare wheel well and install the weld studs in their
original locations.
- Dress the MIG plug welds.
- Make sure that any open or exposed panel joints are correctly
sealed.
- Apply a zinc rich primer to any bare metal surfaces at this stage.
- The installation of associated panels and components is the reversal
of removal procedure.
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Removal
NOTE:
The rear wheelhouse outer is installed in conjunction with:
Rear bumper cover
Side panel
Quarter panel
Quarter panel lower extension
Inner quarter panel upper
Fuel tank filler pip
Installation
Dress flanges where necessary.
Remove the bracket from the new rear wheelhouse outer as
indicated.
Drill holes where the metal inert gas (MIG) plug welds are to be
installed
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Installation
NOTES:
Make sure that new hog rings are installed.
Use hog ring pliers to close the hog rings. Do not use any
other tool. The hog rings must be closed to overlap as
illustrated.
NOTE:
Make sure that the hogrings are installed in the sequence
shown.
Vehicles without climate con
For optimum safety, children
should travel in the rear of the
vehicle at all times; front
passenger seat travel is not
recommended. However, if it is
essential that a child travels in the
front (not permitted in Australia),
set the vehicle's seat fully
rearward and seat the child in an
approved forw