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

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Special tools required:

00 9 317

Necessary preliminary tasks:

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

Unclip cable holder (1).

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

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

Installation:

If necessary, replace cable holders (1).

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 (3)

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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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NOTE: A marking (2) is provided all round on the sound insulation (1).
Butylene tape (3) rests on or inside the marking (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Sound Insulation And Butylene Tape

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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