Prepare Rear Inner Wheel Well For Installation - Ar63.10-P-0670-03LF

Model 222 

except code Z07 (B7 armoring on special protection version) 

The following steps are shown on the left side of the vehicle and must be accomplished analogously on the right side in the event of damage.

1. Expose spot welds on inner rear wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6.5 mm bit (area A).
2. Cut out spot welds on inner rear wheel well (1) (area B).

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3. Heat inner rear wheel well (1) in crosshatched areas.

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded.

4. Remove section from inner rear wheel well (1).

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5. Grind mating surfaces on inner rear wheel well down to bare metal in crosshatched areas.

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

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

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

   Otherwise adhesion problems may occur.

   Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces (areas C).

8. Grind mating surfaces on backrest support (2) down to bare metal in crosshatched areas.

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

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

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