Fran75
Member Since: 11 Dec 2020
Location: South Wales
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I am trying to remove the auxiliary tray at the back offside of the Disco3 (automatic) engine bay to gain better access to the upper steering shaft bolt but cant see how to do it. The Haynes manual isn't much help. Can anyone provide me with advice and guidance, preferably with some pics please? Thanks so much. Fran
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 11th Dec 2020 10:31 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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The undertray ?
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| 11th Dec 2020 10:38 pm |
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Harry365
Member Since: 25 Aug 2018
Location: Lincoln
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It's just two nuts at the bottom of the tray isnt it? I think it kinda pulls apart in sections and then the bottoms section has two nuts. Same both sides.
I could look but my cars all the way over there... 
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| 11th Dec 2020 10:43 pm |
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motorworks
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Usk
Posts: 401
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Lift top cover off, there is an L-shaped plastic piece on engine side which will come out if you lean the top over. Then three inset nuts to undo and lift up inner half of the tray. It then comes out with a bit of jiggling, to give easy access to the bolt.
A mirror of this, middle part is the one you are trying to remove.
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| 11th Dec 2020 10:48 pm |
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Fran75
Member Since: 11 Dec 2020
Location: South Wales
Posts: 13
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Thank you both. I will have another look tomorrow and see if I can do it. It sounds fairly straightforward from your description but I literally had a sleepness night trying to do this and gave up in the end!
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| 11th Dec 2020 11:36 pm |
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Harry365
Member Since: 25 Aug 2018
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 373
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Don't stress over these things, it's usually something simple and overlooked. Just to add, with an extension, you can get to the upper bolt without removing the box. You can also come up from below with ok access.
I've gotta ask though, you've turned the wheel to line up the bolt, right?
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| 11th Dec 2020 11:49 pm |
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Fran75
Member Since: 11 Dec 2020
Location: South Wales
Posts: 13
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I fitted the new lower u/j shaft ok with the lower bolt by taking the sump guard off but couldn't quite exactly line up the upper hole to put the new bolt through the intermediate shaft so that it would bite and tighten. Ended up dropping the new boltt into the engine bay somewhere hence want to try again with better access for my second attempt!. I had the steering lock on as per the Haynes manual.
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| 11th Dec 2020 11:57 pm |
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Fran75
Member Since: 11 Dec 2020
Location: South Wales
Posts: 13
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All sorted. Thanks so much for the help and advice. Fran
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| 12th Dec 2020 7:08 pm |
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Harry365
Member Since: 25 Aug 2018
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 373
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Good to know. Congrats.
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| 12th Dec 2020 7:23 pm |
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