oggy wrote:

and loads of copper slip when putting back

Copper slip is not recommended to be used on any alloy, add another metal to the alloy wipers and water and you will get galvanic corrosion

Same reason you don't use it on alloy brake callipers...  Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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The arms did change over the production of the car.

The earlier cars had an aluminium piece on the spigot the arms mount to under the arm, the later cars don’t.

I changed the arms on mine last year and all the arms supersede to the newer type where you don’t need the spacer on the arm.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

Ah OK thanks, mine's a facelift and looks like a single casting ie no other piece. You can really see the galvanic corrosion in the 2nd pic

Thanks for your help

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Goldstar wrote:

Thanks for the reply, I have the arm off, courtesy of a 2 arm puller (the noise was a bit of a shock) so just need to know if thee arms changed during the production run. I somehow doubt it but just wanted to check.Cheers

Can't speak for earlier incarnations (TD6), but I can confirm that all TDV8's share the same arms. The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

Haylands wrote:

oggy wrote:

and loads of copper slip when putting back

Copper slip is not recommended to be used on any alloy, add another metal to the alloy wipers and water and you will get galvanic corrosion

Same reason you don't use it on alloy brake callipers...

I have managed to source a pair from ebay. I'll see how they are when they arrive but as a minimum I will have a new plastic aero part which is the bit that is broken on my current arm

I think a good clean up with a dremel with wire brush and maybe a smear of petroleum jelly will be my approach. Dec 2021- 2010 Facelift TDV8 4.4 AB in Stornoway Grey.

yes you are right haylands do not use copper slip I will amend  new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader