Preparing Rear Longitudinal Member For Installation

Position rear longitudinal member -1- together with front longitudinal member (closing element) -2- and secure to the body.

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Positioning components
Prepare joints for rear longitudinal member.

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Joints
1. 2.1 Drill bore holes -LHD vehicle - for blind rivets through both sheetmetal plates using >diameter 6.6 mm .
2. 2.2 Measure bore hole -RHD vehicle - for blind rivets with distance -A- >Distance 31 mm and distance -b- >Distance 24 mm and drill through both sheetmetal plates using >diameter 6.6 mm .
3. 2.3 Measure bore hole -Item C- for blind rivets with distance -c- >Distance 63 mm , mark it and drill through both sheetmetal plates using >diameter 6.6 mm .
Prepare rear longitudinal member together with front longitudinal member (closing element) for joining.

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Joint connections
1. 3.1 Drill bore holes for blind rivets -LHD vehicle - and -RHD vehicle - using >diameter 6.6. mm
2. 3.2 Drill holes for countersunk blind rivets -Item C- through both sheet metal panels with >diameter 6.5 mm .
3. 3.3 Counterbore the rivet holes -Item C- using >VAS 6957 - 100° countersink .
Drilling bore holes>VAS 6956A - Angle drill

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Countersunk rivets
1. 4.1 Drill bore holes for countersunk blind rivets through both sheetmetal panels with >diameter 6.5 mm .
2. 4.2 Counterbore the rivet holes with >VAS 6957 - 100°countersink .
Remove rear longitudinal member and front longitudinal member (closing element).
Prepare rear longitudinal member for bonding and riveting.
> 5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE PAH.071.781.00

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Bonding areas

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Bonding areas