Electrical - Intermittent Electrical/No Start Problems
No: 86/05/02/NAS
Ref:
Issue: 1
Date: 08/09/02
Battery Clamp Bolt Availability
AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE:
Range Rover (LP) All
Discovery (U) All
Discovery (LT) All
Freelander (LN) All
SITUATION:
BATTERY CLAMP BOLT MAY SHEAR
The customer may complain of non-starting or intermittent electrical problems. The root cause of these symptoms may be a broken battery clamp
bolt on either the positive or negative cable clamp.
RESOLUTION:
REPLACEMENT BOLT AVAILABILITY SIMPLIFIES REPAIR
Land Rover has made available the clamp bolt and nut as separate parts to avoid the necessity of replacing the entire wiring harness should a bolt
fracture.
PARTS INFORMATION:
YTJ000010 Battery clamp nut and bolt assembly Qty 1 per clamp
WARRANTY CLAIMS:
86.15.89/34 Range Rover, Discovery Series II Time 0.10 hrs
Freelander Time 0.05 hrs.
90
Install replacement battery clamp bolt
FAULT CODE: D
Normal warranty policy and procedures apply.
Material allowance is included in labor operation.
REPAIR PROCEDURE
REPLACE DAMAGED BOLT
CAUTION:
Always remove the negative cable first when disconnecting a battery. Refer to the WSM and observe all cautions and warnings.
1. Disconnect battery and extract damaged bolt.
2. Install new bolt and nut (YTJ000010) detailed in parts information.
3. Tighten the new bolt to between 4 and 6 Nm (35.5 - 53 lbf.in.) on all vehicles.
