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.
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.