Installing Outer Lower Side Member

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When butt welding body sheet panels with a sheet thickness of > 1.5 mm, there must be a welding slit width s = 1 x sheet thickness to guarantee the required welding quality (welding through).

1. Fitting in lower side member on the body
   1. 1.1. To complete the fit, install the doors and wings at the front and set the gap dimensions between the door at the rear and the front wing according to the respective adjustment values. - WM 5X00IN DIAGRAM - BODY GAP DIMENSIONS (ALL MODELS)
   2. 1.2. Fix the outer side member to the body with tensioning clamps.
   Fig 1: Fitting Outer Lower Side Member On Body

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   Information 

   Once the spare parts have been fixed in place, repair spotwelds must be placed on the old spotwelds because there is no current flow possible in areas with a hardened adhesive layer. Welding procedures other than resistance spot-welding are not permitted since the thermal effect would destroy the bonded joint.

2. Welding in outer lower side member
   1. 2.1. Resistance spot-weld outer side member in the area -A-  .
   Fig 2: Identifying Outer Lower Side Member Welding Area (A)

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3. Welding in outer lower side member
   1. 3.1. Resistance spot-weld outer side member in the area -A-  .
   Fig 3: Identifying Outer Lower Side Member Welding Area (A)

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4. Welding in outer lower side member
   1. 4.1. Resistance spot-weld outer side member in the area -A-  .
   Fig 4: Identifying Outer Lower Side Member Welding Area (A)

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5. Welding in outer lower side member
   1. 5.1. Plug-weld the side member in area -A-  under shielding gas.
   Fig 5: Identifying Outer Lower Side Member Welding Area (A)

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6. Welding in outer lower side member
   1. 6.1. Apply a full weld the side member in the areas -A-  and -B-  using shielding gas.
   Fig 6: Identifying Outer Lower Side Member Welding Area (A)

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