Remove Longitudinal Member Outer Shell On Entrance - Ar63.30-P-1102-01LC

Model 217 

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1. Mark separating point on A-pillar paneling (1) and cut (areas A and B).

   Do not make the cuts too deep.

   Otherwise the components below can be damaged and weakened.

   Dimensions: 

   a = approx. 185 mm

   b = approx. 960 mm

2. Expose spot welds on A-pillar paneling (1) and cut out (areas C₁ and C₂ ).
3. Remove A-pillar paneling (1).

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4. Expose self-piercing rivet on strut (7) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (area N).

   The self-piercing rivets can also be separated with a riveter for self-piercing and flow-form rivets.

5. Unscrew bolts (6) from strut (7).
6. Heat strut (7) in cross-hatched areas.

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

7. Remove strut (7).

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8. Mark separating points on lower front longitudinal member (5) and cut (areas R).

   Do not make the cuts too deep.

   Otherwise the components below can be damaged and weakened.

9. Expose spot welds on lower front longitudinal member (5) and cut out (areas P₁ ).
10. Expose clinch connections on lower front longitudinal member (5) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (area O₂ ).
11. Expose self-piercing riveting on lower front longitudinal member (5) and drill with Ø 6 mm (area O₁ ).

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12. Heat lower front longitudinal member (5) in cross-hatched areas.

    Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

13. Remove lower front longitudinal member (5).

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14. Mark separating point on outer A-pillar lower section (3) and longitudinal member outer shell (2) and cut (areas D and E).

    Do not make the cuts too deep.

    Otherwise the components below can be damaged and weakened.

    Dimensions: 

    d = 10 mm

    e = approx. 20 mm

15. Separate MIG solder seams on longitudinal member outer shell (2) (area F₂ ).
16. Expose spot welds on longitudinal member outer shell (2) and outer A-pillar bottom section (3) and cut out (areas G₁ and G₂ ).
17. Drill out blind rivet on outer A-pillar bottom section (3) from inside (area I₁ ).
18. Separate MIG solder seams on outer A-pillar bottom section (3) from inside (area S).

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19. Heat outer A-pillar bottom section (3) and longitudinal member outer shell (2) in cross-hatched areas.

    Cross-hatched areas are bonded with adhesive.

20. Remove outer A-pillar bottom section (3) and longitudinal member outer shell (2).

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21. Mark separating point on inner A-pillar (4) and cut (area C).

    Do not make the cuts too deep.

    Otherwise the components below can be damaged and weakened.

    Dimensions: 

    c₁ = approx. 115 mm

    c₂ = approx. 85 mm

22. Expose spot welds on inner A-pillar (4) and cut out (areas H₁ and H₂ ).
23. Remove inner A-pillar (4).

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

    Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces.

25. Remove grinding dust and drill chips.

    Do not coat adhesive surfaces with zinc dust paint (areas M₁ , M₂ and M₃ ).

    Otherwise adhesion problems may occur.