41 11 043 Replacing front section of left engine support

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Read contents of BODY, GENERAL .

Use only approved SPOT-WELDING APPARATUS for repairs.

STRIP DOWN VEHICLE .

Place vehicle on straightening bench.

The following new body parts are required

(1) Engine support, front
(2) Mounting, impact absorber

Following CONSUMABLES are required:

CONSUMABLES REFERENCE CHART

Material	Quantity
Adhesive K5a	1
Cavity sealing wax remover
Cleaning agent R1	1
Sealant D1

Fig 1: Identifying Front Engine Support And Impact Absorber

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Removal of engine support front section

Open welded connections in areas (1) and (3).

Roughly cut engine support along line (2) and remove metal plate.

Installation note:

New component is BONDED in area (3).

Fig 2: Identifying Welded Connections, Engine Support And New Component Area

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Open welded connections in area (1).

Installation note:

New component is bonded in area (1).

Apply adhesive in area (1) on both sides.

Fig 3: Identifying Welded Connections On Area

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Open welded connections in areas (1) and (2).

Installation note:

New component is bonded in area (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Welded Connections And New Component On Areas

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Open welded connections in areas (1).

Remove engine support.

Fig 5: Identifying Welded Connections On Areas

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New part preparation

IMPORTANT: Sand off primer from new part and body in area of bonding surfaces. Apply adhesive to bare metal.

Installation of engine support front section

Clean all bonding surfaces on vehicle and on new part with cleaning agent R1.

Apply adhesive to bonding surfaces.

Adjust new parts to fit with alignment bracket or universal mounting.

When joining engine support, make sure there is sufficient adhesive on bonding surfaces.

BOND new part in area (3).

Weld new part in the areas (1).

Fig 6: Identifying Bonded And Welded Areas

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Bond new part in area (2).

Weld new part in the areas (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Bonded And Welded Areas

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Additionally weld new impact absorber fixture (1) in the same way as in series standard.

Fig 8: Identifying Impact Absorber Fixture

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Weld new part in the areas (1).

IMPORTANT: Threaded bushes on new part have not cut thread. There are 2 options to choose from in mounting the new part.

Mount with a pin matching diameter of threaded bush.
Cutting of thread with a new self-tapping screw matching threaded bush.

Fig 9: Identifying Welded Areas

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