Rear panel assembly refit
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery Body Repair Manual
- Year
- 1995 on
- Section
- Repair › Rear panel assembly refit
Panel repairsRear panel assembly refit
REAR PANEL ASSEMBLY Refit
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Disconnect all ECUs.
- Disconnect airbags and sensor system. See SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM, Repair.
- Disconnect alternator.
- Remove rear bumper assembly.
- Remove rear door. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Remove rear door check stay. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Remove rear door aperture weatherstrip.
- Remove rear door treadplate.
- Prepare and clean panel joint faces. Punch or
- Reverse removal procedure.
- Remove stands and lower vehicle.
- NOTE: In this operation, both outer rear
- corner panels must be removed to enable
- access to the outer rear panel joints.
drill holes in new assembly front flange for plug welding as shown.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Land Rover Discovery
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Land Rover Discovery
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