Remove Rear Roof Frame - AR65.20-P-1008-01LWT

Model 213.2 

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1. Expose spot welds on rear roof frame (1) and cut out (areas A, B and C).

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2. Expose spot welds on rear roof frame (1) and cut out (areas E).
3. Expose weld seams on rear roof frame (1) and cut (areas D).

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4. Expose spot welds on rear roof frame (1) and drill with 0 6.5 mm bit (areas F).

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5. Heat rear roof frame in crosshatched areas.

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

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6. Heat rear roof frame (1) in crosshatched areas.
7. Remove rear roof frame (1).

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

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8. Sand down mating surfaces to bare metal in cross-hatched areas.

   Sand down spot weld flanges to bare metal on both sides.

9. Remove grinding dust and drill chips.
10. Coat insides of spot weld flanges with zinc dust paint.

    Do not coat bonding surfaces with zinc dust paint (areas G).

    Otherwise adhesion problems may occur.

    Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces.