Weld nut shears when removing crossmember

WELD NUT SHEARS WHEN REMOVING CROSSMEMBER

Model

Discovery Series II

Affected vehicles

All vehicles

Date

2001-06-06

Reference

Bulletin 0071, CDS ref L8662bu

Bulletin text

Discovery Series II

AFFECTED RANGE:

All vehicles

PROBLEM:

WELD NUT SHEARS WHEN REMOVING CROSSMEMBER

When removing a bolted on chassis cross member for access to other components, weld nuts may break away from the chassis.

CAUSE:

Corrosion of the crossmember bolt in the weld nut.

ACTION:

Where weld nuts have failed, discard the bolt and weld nut and replace with new bolt FT108201L and new nyloc nut NT108041L. Tighten the new bolts to the originally specified torque of 26Nm.

PARTS INFORMATION:

FT108201L Bolt NT108041L Nyloc nut

WARRANTY CLAIMS: Select Complaint Code and SRO appropriate to the main repair carried out.

Bulletin N o : 0071