Removing Rear Wheel Housing

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Loosen connection points on one side only. Do not damage the sheet-metal panel underneath.

Fig 1: Rear Wheel Housing Component Location (Outer)

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Make sure to leave an overlap of approx 20 mm on the wheel housing.

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Only make cuts in the top plate. Make sure not to damage the plate underneath when doing this.

Mark and make the required cut. → Distance: 20 mm

1.1. Remove rear wheel housing.

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Remove remaining pieces of rear wheel housing.

2.1. Drill out spotwelds using spotweld drill; see Gr. 2.4; Workshop Equipment Manual Nr.129 .

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