1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Workshop Manual

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REPAIR FRONT FOLDING SEATS 3 DOOR VEHICLES
Service repair no - 76.70.01
WARNING: Care must be taken if the seat
lifting mechanism is operated when the
seat is removed from the base otherwise
personal injury could occur.
Remove
1.Slide the seat to the full extent rearwards and
remove the rear seat to base securing bolts.
2.Slide the seat forward and remove the front seat
to base securing bolts.
3.Lift the seat from the base and withdraw from the
vehicle.
Refit
4.Reverse removal procedure.
5.Tighten all securing bolts to
22 Nm (16 lbf ft).

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REPAIR SEAT BASE
Service repair no - 76.70.06/25
WARNING: Care must be taken if the seat
lifting mechanism is operated when the
seat is removed from the base otherwise
personal injury could occur.
Remove
1.Remove the seat from the base.
2.Carefully operate the seat mechanism to raise it
to the tilt position.
3.Remove the two bolts securing the rear of the
base to the floor.
4.Return the seat mechanism to the upright
position.
5.Pull the carpet flap forward to expose the front
securing bolts, remove the bolts and lift out the
seat base.
Refit
6.Reverse removal procedure.SEAT BASE RUNNERS
Remove
7.Remove the seat from the base.
8.Spring the release handle off its locations on the
runners.
9.Slide the runners forward sufficient to gain
access to the rear securing bolts and rearward
for the front bolts.
10.Remove the bolts and withdraw the runners.
Refit
11.Fit the runners and release handle.
12.Reverse removal procedure.
13.Refit the seat to the base.

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REPAIR SEAT BASE TORSION BARS
Service repair no - 76.71.34
Remove
1.Tilt the seat assembly forward.
2.Remove the torsion bar clamps.
3.Extract the right angled ends of the torsion bars
from the brackets on the seat base and
withdraw.
Refit
4.Reverse removal procedure.FRONT SEATS 5 DOOR VEHICLES
Service repair no - 76.70.01
Remove
1.Remove the finisher from the seat base.
2.Slide the seat to the full extent rearwards and
remove the front base to floor securing screws.
3.Slide the seat forwards and remove the rear
base to floor securing screw.
4.Lift the seat and base assembly and withdraw
from the vehicle.
Refit
5.Reverse removal procedure.
6.Tighten rear base to floor securing screws to
29
Nm (21 lbf ft)
.
7.Tighten front base to floor securing screws to
22
Nm (16 lbf ft)
.

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REPAIR FRONT SEAT COVERS
Service repair no - 76.70.14
Cushion
Remove
1.Remove the seat from the base.
2.Invert the seat on a suitable clean bench.
3.Detach the seat cover retaining clips from the
frame.
4.Release the four wire hooks securing the squab
cover to the lower spring frame.
5.Release the cushion rear clip from the frame and
detach the cushion complete with cover.
6.Remove the cover from the cushion.
Refit
7.Reverse removal procedure.REAR PASSENGER SEAT
Service repair no - 76.70.37
Remove
1.Feed the seat belts through the seats into the
rear compartment.
2.With the seats in the upright position, remove the
bolts from the front of the hinges.
3.Fold the seats forward, remove the bolts from
the rear of the hinges and withdraw the seats
from the vehicle.
Refit
4.Reverse removal procedure.
5.Tighten fixing bolts to
8 Nm (6 lbf ft).

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REPAIR REAR SEAT SQUAB
Service repair no - 76.70.38
Remove
1.Fold the rear seat down.
2.Remove the two seat squab securing bolts.
3.Withdraw the seat squab from the seat
assembly.
Refit
4.Reverse removal procedure.REAR SEAT SQUAB COVER
Service repair no - 76.70.79/80
Remove
1.Remove the rear seat squab from the seat
assembly and withdraw it from the vehicle.
See
rear seat squab.
2.Remove the rear seat back finisher from the
squab.
3.Remove the squab striker plate.
4.Release the squab cover from the frame.
5.Remove the securing clips and remove the
cover from the squab.
Refit
6.Reverse removal procedure.

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REPAIR REAR SEAT CUSHION COVER
Service repair no - 76.70.88/89
Remove
NOTE: The procedure for removing both
left and right hand seat cushions is the
same.
1.Remove the rear seat assembly from the
vehicle.
See rear passenger seat.
2.Remove the seat squab.
3.Remove the seat cushion.
4.Remove the cushion base cover retaining
screws and withdraw the cover.
5.Release the seat cover securing clips at the
frame and at the seat belt aperture.
6.Remove the cover from the cushion.
Refit
7.Reverse removal procedure.SPLIT REAR SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM
Service repair no - 76.70.51
Remove
1.Remove the front body side trim casing.
See
front body side trim casing.
2.Remove the three screws securing the latch to
the tower, noting that access to the single screw
is gained through the hole in the front of the
tower.
3.Retrieve the latch from the opening at the rear of
the tower. If necessary retrieve the single screw.
4.The operating rod can be removed from the latch
by releasing it at the plastic clip.
Refit
5.Reverse removal procedure. Setting the release
button to achieve a gap of 5 - 8 mm (3/16 - 5/16
in).

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REPAIR REAR FOLD DOWN SEATS
Service repair no - 76.71.23
Seat and squab
Remove
1.Locate the seat in the down position, release the
seat belt strap and buckle from their stowed
positions.
2.Remove 4 Torx screws from the lower brackets.
3.Fold the seat up and remove the 2 Torx screws
from the upper brackets. Collect 4 washers.
4.Remove seat assembly.
Refit
5.Position seat assembly, align upper brackets,
and secure with Torx screws tightened to
13 Nm
(10 lbf ft)
.
NOTE: Ensure washers are fitted in their
correct positions.
6.Align lower brackets, fit Torx screws and tighten
to
13 Nm (10 lbf ft).
7.Secure the seat belt strap and buckle to their
stowed positions.
Seat squab
Remove
8.Remove the seat assembly from the vehicle.
9.Remove the pivot bolts and washers securing
the seat squab to the frame.
NOTE: The pivot bolts, securing the seat
squab and cushion, are fitted with a wavy
washer under the head and a plain washer
between the link or bracket. Ensure that these
washers are fitted in the correct locations when
reassembling the seat.

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REPAIR 10.Remove the pivot bolts and washers securing
the hinge links to the seat squab.
11.If necessary remove the clips securing the cover
and detach the cover.
Refit
12.Reverse removal procedure.
Seat cushion
Remove
13.Remove the seat from the vehicle.
14.Remove the seat squab.
15.Remove the pivot bolts and washers securing
the hinge bracket and detach the bracket.
16.Invert the seat base and remove the screws and
rivets securing the base cover to the base.
17.Raise the seat base cover, to gain access to the
stay pivot bolts, remove the bolts and washers
and withdraw the stay and seat base cover.
18.If necessary remove the clips and detach the
cushion cover.
Refit
19.Reverse removal procedure.FRONT SEAT BELTS
Service repair no - 76.73.10
Remove
1.Move the front seat to the fully forward position
or tilt the seat forward (3 door vehicles).
2.Remove cover to gain access to the seat belt
upper mounting bolt.
NOTE: 3 door models have a
non-adjustable, upper mounting.
3.Remove the flanged securing bolt to release the
upper mounting and spacer.
4.Remove the cover and bolt securing the lower
mounting to the floor.
5.Detach the door seals from the 'B' post
sufficiently to allow removal of the lower trim
panel from the post.
6.Release the seat belt from the split section at the
top of the trim panel and withdraw the panel.
7.Remove the securing bolt and detach the inertia
reel from the bottom of the 'B' post.
5 door model illustrated