Centre console - excessive movement and rattles

CENTRE CONSOLE - EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT AND RATTLES

Model

Discovery Series II

Affected vehicles

All derivatives up to VIN XA 216045

Date

1999-04-28

Reference

Bulletin 0031, CDS ref L8529bu

Bulletin text

Discovery Series II

AFFECTED RANGE:

All derivatives up to VIN XA 216045

PROBLEM:

CENTRE CONSOLE - EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT AND RATTLES The customer complains of side to side movement of the centre console, (up to 4mm) and possibly rattling or knocking noises as a result.

CAUSE:

Free play between the cage of the console securing nuts and the mounting brackets.

ACTION:

On customer complaint of the above, replace the original cage nuts for the console securing bolts, (A in illustration), INFORMATION, using the following procedure: 1. Remove the centre console, Workshop Manual repair number 76.25.01 refers.

Bulletin N o : 0031 L8529bu 1 28.04.99

with the new nuts detailed in

2. Remove the two front and two rear cage nuts from the mounting brackets as follows: • = Compress the sides of the cage together, in the direction arrowed in the illustration inset and remove cage nut from bracket. = • = Compress the sides of the new cage nut together and insert into bracket.

3. Refit centre console.

PARTS INFORMATION:

Cage nut - centre console

WARRANTY CLAIMS: Use Complaint Code: 8E3G

Use S.R.O.: 76.25.01 Time allowance: 0.70Hrs

Old Part No New Part No Qty/Veh

NK106081 NK106061L 4