Installing Spring Strut Mount

INFORMATION 

• BEFORE FINAL ASSEMBLY, MAKE SURE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE WORK STEPS INVOLVED AND CARRY OUT A TRIAL ASSEMBLY WITHOUT APPLYING ADHESIVE.
• THE BONDING PROCESS CAN ONLY BE CARRIED OUT RELIABLY WHEN A SMOOTH AND SWIFT SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS IS GUARANTEED.
• DO NOT BEGIN BONDING WORK UNTIL ALL MATERIALS AND TOOLS NECESSARY FOR LATER REPAIR WORK ARE AVAILABLE.

1. INSTALL SPRING STRUT MOUNT AND CHECK THAT IT FITS PERFECTLY. CHECK GAP DIMENSIONS. → WM 5X00IN GAP DIMENSIONS
   1. 1.1. APPLY ADHESIVE TO THE AREAS MARKED IN YELLOW. → 5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE  → APPLICATION DEPTH: 3.0 MM 

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2. RESISTANCE SPOT-WELD THE SPRING STRUT MOUNT.
   1. 2.1. PLUG-WELD AREA -A-  USING INERT GAS.

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3. APPLY A FULL WELD TO THE AREA USING INERT GAS.

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4. PLUG-WELD AREA -A-  USING INERT GAS.

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5. INSTALL LOWER PART OF PLENUM PANEL.
   1. 5.1. PLUG-WELD THE LOWER PART OF THE PLENUM PANEL USING INERT GAS.
   2. 5.2. RESISTANCE SPOT-WELD AREA -A-  .

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6. INSTALL REINFORCEMENTS.
   1. 6.1. APPLY ADHESIVE TO THE AREA MARKED IN YELLOW.

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7. RESISTANCE SPOT-WELD THE REINFORCEMENT.
   1. 7.1. APPLY A FULL WELD TO AREA -A & B-  USING INERT GAS.
   2. 7.2. SPOT-WELD AREA -C-  USING INERT GAS.

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8. INSTALL WING BRACKET.
   1. 8.1. RESISTANCE SPOT-WELD THE WING BRACKET IN AREA -A-  .
   2. 8.2. APPLY A FULL WELD TO AREAS USING INERT GAS.

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