Disco 1 Removal of Rear Door / Tailgate - any tips???

I have to change over the rear door on a 1995 Disco 300 tdi I have just bought for my son.

Any tips or tricks to do this, as the door I have just bought is bloody heavy to say the least!!

No wonder the Disco's are bloody slow when the boot door weighs an absolute tonne

• Remove the spare wheel first.
  
• Jacks and/or engine crane.
  
• JCB, fork lift or some other kind of loader.
  
• Get someone else to do the lifting, you can share the workload by doing the grunting!
  
• Alternately you could dig a pit so that you can reverse the Disco into then you won't have to lift the door at all.

Regarding the weight, would that be a metric tonne, an imperial ton, a short ton, a long ton?

well I don't have an engine crane, JCB, for lift or other kind of loader - hoping I will be able to use ratchet straps from the beams of the garage to help with the weight.....

I guess its just a case of undoing the bolts on the hinges and the one on the bottom for the 'arm'. Is there is a plug for the wiring or will it be a case of cut and re-solder?

From what I can see in RAVE for the 300tdi, there are two locations for the connectors for the tailgate door, both on the vehicle, not the door. One is behind a trim panel in the loadspace and the other is in the door jamb. It does look as if all the door connections are in the door jamb. I don't have your Disco version so I can't be absolutely certain.

• Connector C415 is for the number plate lights, wiper and central locking
  
• Connector C438 is for the screen heater
  
• Connector C437 is for the high level brake light

Oh, I also forgot to suggest skyhooks.

FYI.

300tdi rave manual.

ok, thanks, will certainly give me an idea where to look for the plugs

door trim info as well.

Top man, thank you

When I changed my hinges I was surprised how quickly gravity took over and helped the door to the floor. Get help it is t least a 2 man job unless you have forklift crane or sky hooks!!

I balanced mine on a pile of tires when I change the hinge