51 48 060 Removing and installing/replacing sound insulation in left or right front door

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Special tools required:

00 9 317

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Partial removal:

Remove front door trim panel. See REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR TRIM PANEL (LONG VERSION OR FROM 03/2007) or REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR TRIM PANEL (UP TO 03/2007)

Complete removal up to 03/2007:

Remove CONTROL UNIT FOR FRONT DOOR

Unclip cable holders of wire (1).

Using special tool 00 9 317 , lever out sealing bead (2) of sound insulation (3) completely or if necessary partially.

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

Fig 1: Identifying Sealing Bead Of Sound Insulation

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Installation:

In case of replacement or partial detachments, lay butylene tape depending on the conditions on inner door panel or sound insulation.

Seal cable penetrations with butylene tape.

NOTE: Position of butylene tape (1) on inner door plate.

IMPORTANT: Do not damage Bowden cable (2) and lock knob control rod (3).

Fig 2: Identifying Butylene Tape, Bowden Cable And Lock Knob Control Rod

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NOTE: Position of butylene tape (1) on sound insulation (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Butylene Tape On Sound Insulation

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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.
Once it has been cleaned, do not touch the adhesive area 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