Removing Seat Cross Member

Fig 1: Seat Cross Member Component Location

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Seat cross member installation position

Mark seat cross member on the outside and inside of the original setup using a scriber.

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Marking seat cross member installation position
Undo the fastening screws -1;2- .

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Removing seat cross member
Drill through the punch rivets -3- and -4- using a > Nr.201 - twist drill.

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Removing seat cross member
Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the seat cross member reinforcement.
1. 4.1 Remove the seat cross member reinforcement -5- .
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Removing seat cross member reinforcement
Undo the fastening screws -6- .
1. 5.1 Drill through the punch rivets -7- using a > Nr.201 - twist drill.
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Removing seat cross member reinforcement
Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the seat cross member reinforcement.
1. 6.1 Remove the seat cross member reinforcement -8- .
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Removing seat cross member reinforcement
Heat the marked bonding surfaces of the longitudinal member plate.
1. 7.1 Make a small gap in area -arrows- .
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Heating longitudinal member plate bonding surfaces
Remove the front seat cross member -10- in the direction of the arrow.

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Removing seat cross member
Remove the rear seat cross member.
1. 9.1 Drill through the punch rivets -11;12;13- using a > Nr.201 - twist drill.
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Removing seat cross member
Heat the bonding surfaces.
1. 10.1 Remove the rear seat cross member.
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Removing seat cross member