Remove Wheel Well - Ar62.20-P-1200-21LF

Model 217 

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.

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1. Unscrew flow drill bolts (area A) from connecting carrier (2).
2. Expose spot welds on connecting carrier (2) and cut out (areas B).

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3. Heat connecting area (2) in crosshatched areas.

   Cross-hatched areas are bonded.

4. Remove connecting carrier (2).
5. Expose spot welds on pedal floor panel (3) and cut out (areas C₁ ).
6. Expose self-piercing riveting on pedal floor panel (3) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (areas C₂ ).
7. Expose weld seams on pedal floor panel (3) and cut (areas D).
8. Remove pedal floor panel (3).

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9. Expose self-piercing riveting on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (areas E₁ and _E2 ).

   The self-piercing rivets can also be separated with a riveter for self-piercing and flow-form rivets (area E₁ ).

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10. Expose self-piercing riveting on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (area F).

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11. Expose self-piercing riveting on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (areas G₁ and G₂ ).
12. Expose spot welds on wheel well (1) and cut out (area H₁ ).
13. Expose spot welds on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6.5 mm bit (areas H₂ and H₃ ).

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14. Expose self-piercing riveting on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (areas I₁ and I₂ ).
15. Expose spot welds on wheel well (1) and cut out (area K₁ ).
16. Expose spot welds on wheel well (1) and drill with Ø 6.5 mm bit (areas K₂ and K₃ ).

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17. Heat wheel well (1) in crosshatched area.

    Cross-hatched area is bonded.

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18. Heat wheel well (1) in crosshatched area.

    Cross-hatched area is bonded.

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19. Heat wheel well (1) in crosshatched area.

    Cross-hatched area is bonded.

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20. Heat wheel well (1) in crosshatched area.

    Cross-hatched area is bonded.

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21. Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched inner C-pillar side wall.

    Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal on inside (area M).

    Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces (areas L).

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22. Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched inner C-pillar side wall.

    Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces.

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23. Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched inner C-pillar side wall.

    Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces.

24. Remove grinding dust and drill chips.

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