When you went to check your struts what did you find?
Both struts loose
7%
7%
[40]
Left strut loose
1%
1%
[10]
Right strut loose
37%
37%
[202]
Both struts tight
52%
52%
[283]
Total Votes: 535
miniman8
Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wantage
Posts: 97
Top strut mountings
Just checked mine & both tight.
thanks for the heads up on this.
Tom
6th Jul 2017 9:38 am
GeoffM
Member Since: 26 May 2018
Location: Kettering
Posts: 6
Tailgate strut D3 55 plate
Hi all - am new to the Forum.
My nut has fallen off as heard a clatter down the pillar on the Right hand side.
Have found the ball bolt though - same thread damage but hole in pillar is not damaged.
Anyone know how expensive the job will be to cut, replace, weld plate at a LR dealer?
Currently using a bit of wood as a prop but my wife is not too impressed!
Thanks
Geoff M[/b][/quote]
27th May 2018 2:04 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 1790
If you remove the right rear cluster, there is a small hole which gives access right up to the bolt hole, get a nut and spot weld it to a repair washer and a long piece of wire. You can then carefully enlarge the hole to take the nut and slot it to allow the washer to pass through then feed it up to the bolt hole, using a smaller repair washer on the outside (original bolt) attach it on using thread lock, I left the long wire attached and pushed up inside so it didn't rattle. Cost + pennies, time? probably less than an hour (nut/washer//wire was pre done). Its still in place to this day after 5 years, my BinLaw got the car after me and my niece now has it.
It really was that easy
ps - Welcome!
27th May 2018 3:26 pm
GeoffM
Member Since: 26 May 2018
Location: Kettering
Posts: 6
Gas struts
Thanks BiffySun - will have a look and try behind light cluster.
27th May 2018 4:46 pm
GeoffM
Member Since: 26 May 2018
Location: Kettering
Posts: 6
Many thanks. I used part of your method. I created a 25mm hole half way down pillar (will use a 25mm blind gromet to fill). Used the coat hanger technique by lock tightening together a sandwich of an M8 nut and lock washer with paper to help stick together and then glued and bent round coat hanger wire to it too. Left the sandwich and coat hanger over night to dry. Pushed through new access hole i created and screwed original ball bolt into washer then nut in thst order when lined up. Will use bolt cutter to snip coat hanger wire tommorrow. I did make sure I used Bosch holesaw kit from Screwfix and made sure pilot hole was okay before creating the 25mm hole. I also made sure I taped the boot seal back so the drill did not churn it up as it was slightly in tbe way. With a blind grommet it will look fine and integrity of the D pillar not compromised. Thanks again all of you who posted the coat hanger technique.
2nd Jun 2018 5:38 pm
GeoffM
Member Since: 26 May 2018
Location: Kettering
Posts: 6
Here are 2 more photos.
2nd Jun 2018 5:40 pm
GeoffM
Member Since: 26 May 2018
Location: Kettering
Posts: 6
Apologies here are the other ones.
Gas strut now back in place!
2nd Jun 2018 5:59 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 1790
Well done, another solution to the problem,every one helps
3rd Jun 2018 10:26 am
Defender1009
Member Since: 05 Apr 2020
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 5
Hate to bump an old thread, but just wanted to add my results. I used the coathanger through the existing hole (behind the rear trim panel) method. I just used Superglue (not sure if that's sold in the UK or not, but it's just a Cyanoacrylate adhesive) to glue an M8 nut to the coathanger, and a washer to the nut. Waited about 5 minutes for the adhesive to fully set.
Big thanks to whoever first posted this method. I did not want to be cutting holes in my truck if I could avoid it, and using this method took 15 minutes at most. It took longer to remove and reinstall the trim panel than it did to fish the wire up there and thread the ball stud back into it. Once finished, a quick sharp tug on the coathanger and it broke the adhesive bond to the nut.
Again, hat's off to whoever figured this out...genius!
Digging up the old thread, particularly this one has real merit.
I had forgotten about checking my struts at the attach points this year. To date, (last 15 years), all has been good, but on occasion, one side starts to get loose again.2005 LR3 HSE 4.4L AJ-V8 petrol; Traxide Dual Battery; PIAA 2500K Yellow Ion H11 Fog Light bulbs; CounterAct LT-2 Capacitive Corrosion control; LLumar AIR80 Blue clear Infra Red blocking side window film; Liftgate manual release; Schrader Valve "air in" mod to OEM air suspension reservoir tank; Akebono ceramic pads; OEM solid vented discs; LR4 design hitch receiver; Wiggs D4 MOST bluetooth module; Clock on the Dash; 3 Flash signal light mod; Backup Camera; 2015/16 Nav Data update.
8th Jun 2020 10:24 pm
Anric
Member Since: 20 Jul 2021
Location: USA
Posts: 1
Wow
Thank you so much, you saved me thousands of $$$, my right one was hanging on by a thread literally
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