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Removing Roof

Fig 1: Roof Component Location
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  1. Mill off the spot welds in the front and side roof areas.
    1. 1.1. Mill off the spot welds of the front roof cross member -A-  and in the area of the roof strips -B-  using a spotweld cutter.
      Fig 2: Identifying Front Roof Cross Member And Area Of Roof Strips Using Spotweld Cutter
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  2. Cut off the roof.
    1. 2.1. Cut off the roof with the oscillating body saw in the area -C-  on both sides.
      Fig 3: Identifying Oscillating Body Saw Area
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  3. Mill off the spot welds in the rear roof area.
    1. 3.1. Mill off the spot welds in the rear roof area -D-  and in the area of the hinge mounting -E-  .
      Fig 4: Identifying Rear Roof Area And Hinge Mounting
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  4. Heat roof in area of the cross members and remove.
    1. 4.1. Heat roof bonding in area of the cross members -F-  and -G-  using a hot-air gun.
    2. 4.2. Remove the roof.
      Fig 5: Identifying Heat Roof Bonding Area
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  5. Remove remaining pieces of the roof.

    Information 

    • During separation make sure that the components beneath are not damaged. 
    1. 5.1. Cut off laser soldered joints on side panels (areas -H-  ).
    2. 5.2. Remove the remaining pieces.
      Fig 6: Identifying Cut Off Laser Soldered Joints On Side Panels
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