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51 48 070 Removing and installing/replacing sound insulation on left or right rear door

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Unclip cable holder (1).

Position of sealing bead (2).

Feed out wires in area (4) and remove sound insulation (3).

Installation: 

If necessary, replace cable holders (1).

Fig 1: Feeding Wires Out Of Sound Insulation
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IMPORTANT: When cutting through sealing bead (1), do not damage sound insulation (2) and if necessary cable.

With a suitable sharp cutting tool (3) cut through sealing bead (1) of sound insulation (2) in the area to be detached.

Fig 2: Identifying Sealing Bead Of Sound Insulation In Area
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Clean bonding area with adhesive remover.

Air drying time: 1 minute

IMPORTANT: Adhesive areas must be dry and free of dust and grease.
After cleaning, do not touch the adhesive areas with bare hands.

Lay single row of 6 mm dia. butylene tape or double row of 3 mm dia. tape in specified adhesive area.

Heat butylene tape (hot air blower) and press down firmly on sound insulation all round.

Contact pressure with hand roller: approx. 30 N/cm2

Manual contact pressure: approx. 10 N/cm2

NOTE: Firm thumb pressure has approx. 50 N/cm2
NOTE: Position of butylene tape (1) on inner door plate.
IMPORTANT: Do not damage Bowden cable (2) and lock knob control rod (3).
Fig 3: Identifying Bowden Cable And Lock Knob Control Rod
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NOTE: Position of butyl cord (1) on inner door panel.
Fig 4: Identifying Butylene Tape On Sound Insulation
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NOTE: A marking (2) is provided all round on the sound insulation (1).

Butyl cord (3) rests on or inside the marking (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Sound Insulation And Butylene Tape
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