Removing Upper Front Roof Frame
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Information:
Drill out the connection point on one side only. Do not damage the plate underneath.
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Installation position of upper front roof frame
- Roughly cut out upper and lower part of roof frame -arrows-
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Removing upper front roof frame
- Drill through spotwelds using a spotweld drill
Information:
Drill out spotwelds A
through two plate thicknesses.
- 2.1. Drill through spotwelds in area -A-
using a spotweld drill
- 2.2. Heat bonding areas.
- 2.3. Remove remaining pieces -1-
of top half of roof frame.
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Removing upper front roof frame
- Drill through spotwelds using a spotweld drill
- 3.1. Remove remaining pieces of bottom half of roof frame -2-
.
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Removing upper front roof frame