Range Rover P38
77
PANEL REPAIRS
NEW RANGE ROVER
10
REPAIR
INNER REAR QUARTER PANEL
Remove
1. Disconnect both battery leads, negative lead
first.
2. Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
3. Disconnect all ECUs.
4. Disconnect airbags and sensor system.
5. Disconnect alternator.
6. Remove tailgate - lower.
See CHASSIS AND
BODY, Repair.
7. Remove tailgate - upper.
See CHASSIS AND
BODY, Repair.
8. Remove parcel tray support and trim.
See
CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
9. Remove ’E’ post - exterior trim.
See CHASSIS
AND BODY, Repair.
10. Remove ’D’ and ’E’ post trims.
See CHASSIS
AND BODY, Repair.
11. Remove DSP amplifier.
See ELECTRICAL,
Repair.
12. Remove wheel arch liner - rear.
See CHASSIS
AND BODY, Repair.
13. Remove rear quarterlight.
See CHASSIS AND
BODY, Repair.
14. Remove appropriate rubbing strip.
See
CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
15. Remove rear bumper valance.
See CHASSIS
AND BODY, Repair.
16. Remove rear seat belt - left hand or right hand.
See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair. See
CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
17. Remove sunroof drain tube - rear.
See
CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
Refit
NOTE: In this operation, the inner rear
quarter panel, outer quarter and rear
quarter repair panel are replaced in
combination .
18. Prepare and clean panel joint faces. Apply
structural adhesive at joint to floor at lower edge
of wheel arch.
See Corrosion protection.
Plug weld at joints to floor using holes left by spot
weld cutter. Cut inner rear quarter to form seam
welded butt joints with existing panel.
WARNING: Remove ALL traces of
adhesive from joint to floor inside vehicle
before plug welding.
19. Reverse removal procedure.
20. Remove stands and lower vehicle.