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Land Rover Discovery Body Repair Manual (1995 on)05 · Panel repairs
05 · General

Cleaning/painting

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery Body Repair Manual
Year
1995 on
Section
Repair › Cleaning/painting
Panel repairsCleaning/painting · page 1 of 3
Diagram
  1. Working from inside vehicle, remove ten bolts securing body side panel.
  2. Starting from ’D’ post and working towards rear of vehicle, ease body side panel away from body to break seal. When seal strength has been completely broken, push outer panel towards rear of vehicle to disengage rear quarter panel from ’E’ post, then lift body side and rear quarter panel assembly clear.
  3. Remove fuel filler pipe (RH body side panel only).

Cleaning/painting

  1. Thoroughly clean all traces of existing sealant from joint faces on monocoque and panel.
  2. Paint cleaned surfaces with etch primer.

Refit

  1. Apply a 6 mm (1/4 in) bead of 3M 8537 Super Seam Sealer to the areas of the monocoque as shown.

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Land Rover Discovery

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