Land Rover Discovery: Oil Seals
Never use a seal which has been improperly stored or handled.
- Take great care when removing old seals that the sealing surfaces and
seal
housing are not damaged.
- Carefully examine seal before installing to make sure that it is clean
and
undamaged.
- Make sure that the surface on which the seal is to run and also the seal
housing is clean and free from burrs or scratches. Renew the component if
the sealing surface cannot be restored.
- Special tools and protection sleeves are provided for installing the
majority of seals and must be used when specified.
- Many seals are now coated with a protective wax and DO NOT need to
be lubricated prior to installing. Always check the relevant repair
procedure which will state if a seal must be installed dry. Never touch
these seals with oily hands as the oil will contaminate the protective
coating and affect the sealing properties of the seal; also, make sure that
installing tools and protection sleeves are free from oil and grease. Seals
which must be lubricated prior to installing should have the
recommended lubricant applied to the areas specified in the repair
procedure.
- Make sure that a seal is installed the correct way round. For example,
the
lip of the seal must face towards the lubricant which it is sealing.
- When installing an oil seal, make sure that it is positioned square to
shaft
and housing. Where the seal is to be installed to a housing prior to
installing over a shaft, take care not to allow the weight of an
unsupported shaft to rest on the seal.
![Oil seals](images/books/227/index.20.jpg)
- Always use the recommended special tool and protection sleeve to install
an oil seal. If no tool is specified, use a suitable mandrel approximately
0.4
mm (0.015 in) smaller than the outside diameter of the seal. Use adhesive
tape on the shaft to protect the sealing lip of the seal.
![Oil seals](images/books/227/index(1).21.jpg)
- Press or drift the seal in to the depth of its housing if the housing is
shouldered or flush with the face of the housing where no shoulder is
provided. Make sure that the seal is not tilted in the housing when it is
installed.
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WARNING:
Do not install rear facing child seats in the front passenger seat.
The SRS contains components which are potentially hazardous to service
personnel if not handled correctly. The following gu
WARNING:
During deployment parts of the airbag module become hot enough
to burn you. Wait 30 minutes after deployment before touching the
airbag module.
Deployment procedures and precautions as detail
CAUTION:
If the front airbags are deployed, the following components must be
replaced:
Driver airbag module
Steering wheel
Passenger airbag module
Instrument panel
Fly leads (where applicable) c
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At the back of the headlamp unit,
rotate the appropriate bulb cover
counter-clockwise and then lightly pull
to remove it.
Remove the low beam bulb holder
from the headlamp.
Unclip the low beam bulb and remove
it from the bulb holder.
Rotate the DRL/high beam bulb unit
counter-clockwise.
REMOVAL
WARNING:
Make sure to support the vehicle with axle stands.
Raise and support the vehicle.
CAUTION:
Make sure that the area around the component is clean and
free of foreign material.
CAUTIONS:
Make sure that the area around the component is clean
and free of foreign material.
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