Removing Rear Wheel Cover
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- Unscrew bottom fastening screw -1- .
- Unscrew fastening screws -1- on the wheel housing liner -2- .
- Press the wheel housing liner -2- aside -A- and unscrew the fastening screw -3- and fastening nut -4- from the inside.
- Pull off safety clip -5- .
- Remove wheel cover at the door.
- 5.1. Heat up wheel cover -8- at the door -9- using a hot-air blower.
- 5.2. Prise wheel cover -8- off evenly all the way around at the door -9- using an assembly wedge.
- Remove wheel cover on rear apron.
- 6.1. Heat up wheel cover -10- on the rear apron -11- using a hot-air blower.
- 6.2. Prise wheel cover -10- off the rear apron -11- evenly all the way around using an assembly wedge -arrow- .
- Remove wheel cover on the side panel.
- 7.1. Heat up wheel cover -6- on the side panel -7- using a hot-air blower (hot-air blower WE Leister-Electron ).
- 7.2. Prise wheel cover -6- off the side panel -7- evenly all the way around, starting from the rear, 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.