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cardiff_gareth:
Went to put the steering guard on yesterday and after undoing all the bumper bolts that felt like they were welded on and giving myself a lovely big bruise.......it was about 2" too thin so the bolts that hold it on couldn't be tightened. The guy selling it said it was for a RRC or Disco 1. Does the RRC have a thinner guard ?
If I can make some spacers that are about 1" per side then ok but should I have too, now I am not sure it is the right guard for the Disco :?:

Also the bolt that holds the rear of the guard on, I think its on the steering arm? Won't come out and after hitting it repeatable with a hammer the nut won't go back on. I'm guessing if you whack hell out of it and it don't budge then not having the nut on it won't make a bit of difference :?:

Nothing is ever easy is it !

karlo:
Some guards fit on the inside of the chassis rails and some on the outside as for the bolt through the panard rod mount lots & lots of penetrating oil and heat sorts it.

andrew2986:
I helped a mate fit a guard on his D1, it was the style that goes on the outside of the chassis rails. that bolt was a real bitch, finished up with a sledgehammer long breaker bar and a blow torch, then once out just replaced the bolt.( it took quite a while unfortunatly )

cardiff_gareth:
Ok, garage it is then for the bolt !
The one I have sits on the inside of the chassis rail but it's 2"'s too thin  :?

Thrasher:
I would not drive it with a part of the steering "unbolted". I know the bolt is in and hitting it seems to not do anything, but a short drive with all the vibration of the 300TDi etc .... you never know.

Could be very messy.

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