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Removing Front Wheel Housing (Section)

Fig 1: Front Wheel Housing Component Location (Section)
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  1. Remove front side member (section). → 507955 REPLACING FRONT SIDE MEMBER (SECTION)  - section on "Removing"
  2. Determining the cut
    1. 2.1. Mark position of cut on front wheel housing at dimension -X= 140 mm-  from cut on inner side member against the direction of travel so that the outer side member is offset with respect to the front wheel housing.
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  3. Cutting through front wheel housing
    1. 3.1. Cut through the front wheel housing at the marked separation points -A-  and -B-  using the oscillating body saw. Do not damage internal components when doing this.
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  4. Milling off spotwelds
    1. 4.1. Mill off spotwelds in area -A-  using a spotweld cutter.
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