Removing Seat Cross Member

Fig 1: Seat Cross Member Component Location (Except Carrera "Edition", Carrera Cabriolet "Edition", Carrera 4 "Edition", Targa 4, Targa 4S, Targa 4 Gts, Carrera 4 Cabriolet "Edition")

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Mark seat cross member on the outside and inside of the original setup using a scriber.

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Undo the fastening screws -1;2- .

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Drill through the punch rivets -3- and -4- using a twist drill Nr.201 .

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Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the seat cross member reinforcement.

4.1. Remove the seat cross member reinforcement -5- .

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Undo the fastening screws -6- .

5.1. Drill through the punch rivets -7- using a twist drill Nr.201 .

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Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the seat cross member reinforcement.

6.1. Remove the seat cross member reinforcement -8- .

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Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the longitudinal member plate.

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Remove the front seat cross member -10- in -direction of arrow- .

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Remove the rear seat cross member.

9.1. Drill through the punch rivets -11;12;13- using a twist drill Nr.201 .

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Heat the marked bonding surfaces.

10.1. Remove the rear seat cross member.

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