Removing Rear Wheel Housing

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Remove flow drill screws from the cavities.

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

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Carefully remove remaining pieces using a suitable tool. Connection points are needed for rivet joints.

Fig 1: Rear Wheel Housing Component Location

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Installation position of rear wheel housing

1. Roughly cut out rear wheel housing.

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   Roughly cutting out rear wheel housing

2. Unscrew and remove flow drill screws.

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   Unscrewing flow drill screws

3. Remove punch rivets using > VAS 852 001 - Body Dent Removal System, Aluminum  and > VAS 6790 - Compact Booster. 

   > 5X00IN REPLACING PUNCH RIVETS AND PENETRATED JOINTS

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   Removing punch rivets

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   Removing punch rivets

4. Drill out spotwelds from the inside. > VAS 882 001 - Spot-weld remover 

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   Drilling out spotwelds

5. Drill out connection points.

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   Drilling out connection points

   1. 5.1  Drill out spotwelds -A-  . > VAS 882 001 - Spot-weld remover 
   2. 5.2  Drill through clinch points using a drill bit with a diameter of > Diameter 6.6 mm  .
6. Heat bonding areas. > V.A.G 1416 - Hot-Air Blower 

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   Heating up bonding areas

7. Remove remaining sheetmetal parts and rear section of inner rear wheel housing.