Installing Front Side Member

Apply adhesive to the body.
Apply adhesive evenly over the entire bonding surface. → Application depth: 0.5 mm

Working with body structural adhesive → 5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

Fig 1: Identifying Front Side Member Bonding Areas
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Fig 2: Identifying Front Side Member Bonding Areas
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Fig 3: Identifying Front Side Member Bonding Areas
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Apply adhesive to the side member.
Apply adhesive evenly over the entire bonding surface. → Application depth: 0.5 mm

Fig 4: Identifying Side Member Bonding Areas
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Fig 5: Identifying Side Member Bonding Areas
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Fig 6: Identifying Side Member Bonding Areas
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1. 2.1. Also apply a bead of adhesive to the front edge of the screw flange. → Application depth: 5 mm
Position sub-part on the side member using the straightening system.

Fig 7: Installing Front Side Member
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Information
- The screws also serve as ground connections .
- Remove dirt and primer from the threads of the spare part using a tap .
- Remove dirt and primer from the body close to the screw heads. → 5X00IN25 MAKING GROUND CONNECTIONS
Screw in countersunk screws → countersunk screw 999.073.549.01 and tighten to the specified tightening torque. → Tightening torque: 15 Nm (11 ftlb.)

Fig 8: Identifying Front Side Member Screws
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Fig 9: Identifying Front Side Member Screws
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Rivet in side member
1. 5.1. Rivet in the area shown -arrow- using → BLIND RIVET 999.190.227.01.
  
  Fig 10: Locating Bottom Bore
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2. 5.2. Rivet in the area shown -A- using → BLIND RIVET 999.190.230.01.
  
  Fig 11: Locating Bottom Bore
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3. 5.3. Rivet in areas shown -A- using → BLIND RIVET 999.190.230.01.
  
  Fig 12: Identifying Side Member Rivet
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4. 5.4. Rivet in areas shown -B- using → BLIND RIVET 999.190.229.01.
  
  Fig 13: Identifying Side Member Rivet
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5. 5.5. Rivet in areas shown using → BLIND RIVET 999.190.229.01.
  
  Fig 14: Locating Side Member Rivet
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6. 5.6. The blind rivet is inserted in the area shown -arrow- after fitting the wing joining plate. → 505355 REPLACING WING JOINING PLATE
  
  Fig 15: Locating Side Member Rivet
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