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>>> Hello,
>>> '99 Discovery II
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> Will the panel look as sealed as before taking it off? It has never
> been opened.
Can't speak for the Disco II, but I've just replaced the one on my Disco I
and it wasn't too bad a job to do. The six bolts screw into nuts on the
inside which are not held in any way, so they will fall down the inside.
You have to remove the inside panel (Austin's advice on fasteners is sound,
although I got away with it) and if you have speakers in the door you will
may to remove them, but no big deal. On the Disco I some of the nuts are a
bit hard to get to and I ended up using various bits of wire etc to hold
them as I put the bolts in from the outside. An assistant would have been
very useful, but she was busy. The plastic sheet inside is held on with
sealant and you will probably rip it, so have some sealant handy (I used
clear bathroom sealant) to fix it back in place and make sure it's shedding
any water that gets inside in the right direction. If you work carefully,
both getting the panel off and putting it back on (wallop with heel of hand
is the best way to get the fasteners back in) and you won't know it's been
off.

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Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
Lee_D - 20 Nov 2005 00:42 GMT
> Can't speak for the Disco II, but I've just replaced the one on my Disco I
> and it wasn't too bad a job to do. The six bolts screw into nuts on the
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> (wallop with heel of hand is the best way to get the fasteners back in)
> and you won't know it's been off.
Richard,
Did you replace it or refurb the existing one?
Lee D
Richard Brookman - 20 Nov 2005 10:46 GMT
...and Lee_D spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>> Can't speak for the Disco II, but I've just replaced the one on my
>> Disco I and it wasn't too bad a job to do. The six bolts screw into
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> Lee D
I replaced it with one from a scrapper that I cleaned and repainted. The
old one had one of the three studs missing, and it was easier to swap.
Funnily enough, on the "new" one, one of the studs is different from the
others and has been welded in. Must be a common problem. Works, though. I
still have the old "2-stud" version - it's joined the ton of scrap behind
the shed that Di keeps reminding me to take to the tip.

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Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
Austin Shackles - 20 Nov 2005 15:45 GMT
>...and Lee_D spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
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>still have the old "2-stud" version - it's joined the ton of scrap behind
>the shed that Di keeps reminding me to take to the tip.
They all do that guvnor. I was getting mine off in order to weld the stud
back in.

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Steve - 20 Nov 2005 15:25 GMT
> Did you replace it or refurb the existing one?
There's one on the Corpse if you want one Lee.
Steve
Lee_D - 20 Nov 2005 22:30 GMT
>> Did you replace it or refurb the existing one?
>
> There's one on the Corpse if you want one Lee.
>
> Steve
I've yet to take a good look...just the tell tale smidging of rust on the
bumper when the back door is shut. Thought it may be a regular replacement
item I didn't know about. I will have a butchers though if only to lube up
the studs as they seem to be problematic from the way the thread suggests.,
what it snap/shear off.
Tomorrow is Mucky Monday, Morphs getting what he should have got last week
but I was having too much fun with the CCTV and my milk burglar instead.
Will check Oscar (Disco) once the knuckles heal up again.
Lee D
Austin Shackles - 21 Nov 2005 07:36 GMT
>>> Did you replace it or refurb the existing one?
>>
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>the studs as they seem to be problematic from the way the thread suggests.,
>what it snap/shear off.
I suspect that mostly they pull out of the holes. I further suspect that
the metal deforms due to tightening the nuts up too tight, which results in
the nut hitting the end of the thread, making it worser.
that's what happened to mine, anyway. hammered the thing flat again and
welded it up.

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