Remove outer rear wheel well section - AR63.10-P-0660-02QBS

Fig 1: Identifying Outer Rear Wheel Well Section Spot Welds

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Expose spot welds on outer rear wheel well section (1) (area A).
Cut out spot welds outer rear wheel well section (1) (area A).
Cut out spot weld (arrow) from bottom.

Fig 2: Identifying Heating Areas Of Outer Rear Wheel Well Section
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Heat outer rear wheel well section (1) in crosshatched areas.
Crosshatched area is bonded.
Remove damaged outer rear wheel well section (1)
Grind mating surfaces on body down to bare in crosshatched areas on both sides.
Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces (area B).
Remove drill shavings.
Coat insides of mating surface with zinc dust paint.
Do not coat bonding surfaces with zinc dust paint to prevent adhesion problems (area B).