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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Homer on September 15, 2006, 13:18:23

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: Homer on September 15, 2006, 13:18:23

Hi

just got a step off EBay and I cant see where to bolt the step and hydraulic ram to. Can any one help? Any pictures?

Cheers

Mark

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: ChrisW on September 15, 2006, 13:30:13

You'll have mail in a minute  :roll:  :lol:

Title: Re: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: karlo on September 15, 2006, 13:32:00

Quote from: "Homer"

Hi

just got a step off EBay and I cant see where to bolt the step and hydraulic ram to. Can any one help? Any pictures?

Cheers

Mark

Just this minute finished fitting mine  :o

The step mounts using the big bolt through the chassis that landrover fit the towing eye to.

(http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6374/photo0006zv4.th.jpg) (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo0006zv4.jpg)

Click for bigger image.

I used plenty of copper grease as i'm told they like to seize up!

Title: Re: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: barmiebrumie on September 15, 2006, 13:34:43

Quote from: "Homer"

Hi

just got a step off EBay and I cant see where to bolt the step and hydraulic ram to. Can any one help? Any pictures?

Cheers

Mark

I have two of them both off a disco 2, they bolt through holes in the chassis had a look on mine & there's no holes but would assume you can drill some :?:


John.

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: ChrisW on September 15, 2006, 13:36:21

Should bolt through the same hole the towbar fixes through I think John  :wink:

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: Homer on September 15, 2006, 13:46:22

Thanks all.


Looks I have a bit missing, so its back on the ToDo list!


Regards


Mark

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: karlo on September 15, 2006, 14:32:12

This is what you should have!

(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7489/rearstepdiazy7.jpg)

L shaped bracet!
(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5002/photo0007uk7.jpg)

front of step (where long bolt, spacers and plastic inserts fit)
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5107/photo0009nr1.jpg)

plastic insert!
(http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3563/photo0010it6.jpg)

spacer fits inside plastic insert!
(http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4896/photo0012ed7.jpg)

Long bolt and nut!
(http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2751/photo0013pi2.jpg)

I got spacers and long bolt and nut with my step so i cleaned those up before i fitted them!

hope this helps?

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: barmiebrumie on September 15, 2006, 16:22:44

looking at they they are quite different :roll: ,



John.

Title: How do you fit a Rear Step
Post by: Banstock on September 17, 2006, 16:46:09

hi mark got one on the old disco if you need to pinch some bits of it