Removing Front Wheel Cover
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- Detach front wheel housing liner at the wheel arch.
- 1.1. Unscrew fastening screws on the wheel arch -1- .
- Press the wheel housing liner aside.
- Unscrew front fastening screws -1- on the front apron -2- .
- Pull off safety clip -3- .
- Unscrew fastening screws -4- on the wing -5- .
- Remove wheel cover on wing.
- 6.1. Heat up wheel cover -6- on the wing -5- using a hot-air blower (hot-air blower WE Leister-Electron ).
- 6.2. Prise wheel cover -6- off the wing -5- evenly all the way around using an assembly wedge -arrow- .
- Remove wheel cover on front apron.
- 7.1. Heat up wheel cover -7- on the front apron -2- with a hot-air blower.
- 7.2. Prise wheel cover -7- off the front apron -2- evenly all the way around using an assembly wedge -arrow- .
- Clean bonding areas.
- 8.1. Remove adhesive residue in the assembly area -A- with an erasing disc (erasing disc Nr.174 Pos.1 ).
- 8.2. Wipe off fitting area -A- with a cloth soaked in isopropanol.