Remove C-Pillar - Ar63.20-P-0500-01LWO

Model 238 

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

1. Mark separating point on C-pillar (1) and cut (area A).

   Do not cut too deeply.

   Otherwise the components below can be damaged and weakened.

   Dimensions: 

   a₁ = approx. 295 mm

   a₂ = approx. 20 mm

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2. Expose spot welds on B-pillar (1) and cut out (areas B).

   Joint spot welds on panels that are one behind the other must be cut out through two panel thicknesses.

3. Expose spot welds on C-pillar (1) and drill with Ø 6, 5 mm bit (areas C₁ and C₂ ).

   Drill out spot welds from inside (area C₁ ).

   Drill out spot welds from bottom (area C₂ ).

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4. Heat C-pillar (1) and body in crosshatched areas (areas D₁ , D₂ and E).

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

   Heat body from inside (area D₁ ).

   Heat body from bottom (area D₂ ).

5. Remove C-pillar (1) with foam part (2).
6. Sand down mating surfaces to bare metal in cross-hatched areas.

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

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

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

   Otherwise adhesion problems may occur.

   Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces.

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