Removing Roof Pillar (Pipe)

Fig 1: Roof Pillar Component Location (Pipe)

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Remove hinge pillar reinforcement. → 516255 REPLACING HINGE PILLAR REINFORCEMENT - section on "Removing"
Remove side panel. → 535555 REPLACING SIDE PANEL - section on "Removing"
Cutting the spotwelds
1. 3.1. Mill off spotwelds in areas -A, B, C, D- using a spotweld cutter.
  
  Fig 2: Cutting Spotwelds
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Cutting the spotwelds
1. 4.1. Mill off spotwelds in areas -A- and -B- using a spotweld cutter.
  
  Fig 3: Cutting Spotwelds
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