Separate detachable body components - AR88.30-P-0200-01GH

Wear protective respiratory masks, protective gloves and safety glasses. Pour adhesive only into suitable and appropriately marked containers. 

Fig 1: Identifying Long Wedge (115 589 03 59 00)

Remove attached part from front fender and rear fender: 

Upper glued area: 

1. Position pneumatic tool (1) on adhesive tape and insert blade between body and attached part (2).
2. Cut through upper bead of glue with slight up and down motions starting at front and working toward rear.

   Insert long wedges in cut area between attached part and body to obtain better access to remaining bead of glue.

   Fig 2: Identifying Pneumatic Tool & Attached Part On Body

   

Bottom glued area: 

3. Cut through glued points at bottom edge of front fender or rear fender with blade WK24S and handle starting at rear and working toward front.

   5 glued points (9) on front fender, 4 glued points (10) on rear fender.

   Fig 3: Identifying Glued Points On Front Fender

   
   Fig 4: Identifying Glued Points On Rear Fender

   

   Press off detachable body component (2) with long wedge to obtain better access to remaining glued points.

4. Remove attached part (2) from front fender or rear fender.

Remove attached part from tailgate: 

5. Open tailgate halfway and hold in this position.
6. Position pneumatic tool (1) on adhesive tape and insert blade between tailgate and attached part (3).
   Fig 5: Identifying Pneumatic Tool & Attached Part At Tailgate

   
7. Cut through bead of glue starting at top all the way around with slight up and down motions until the attached part is loose.

   Insert long wedges in cut area between tailgate and attached part (3) to obtain better access to remaining bead of glue.

8. Remove attached part (3) from tailgate.

   Do not damage paint. Cut through bead of glue between body and attached part with cutting tool by moving tool up and down at an angle of 90° to bead of glue.

   Stop tool when inserting or removing blade between body and attached part.

   Flat side of blade always points in direction of body when cutting. Sharpen blade before use. When removing several detachable body components sharpen blade in between.