300Tdi Discovery
76
CHASSIS AND BODY
6
REPAIR
ADJUSTMENT-FRONT DOOR LOCK AND HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
Service repair no - 76.37.47
Inside door release handle to lock
1. Refit the inside door release handle surround
before any adjustment is made, allowing the
handle to be set from the correct operating
position.
2. At the lock end of the interior handle connecting
rod, rotate the spring tensioned nyloc nut
clockwise or counter-clockwise, as necessary to
shorten or extend the operating length of the rod.
Outside door release handle to lock
3. Disconnect the connecting rod from the plastic
ferrule at the rear of the outer door release
handle. Rotate the rod clockwise or
counter-clockwise to shorten or extend the
operating length as necessary.
NOTE: Door release should be effective
before the total handle movement is
exhausted to provide a small overthrow
movement.
