Removing Front Floorpan

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To make it easier to remove the floorpan, we recommend that you separate the floorpan roughly along the flange.

1. Loosen floorpan joints -A and B-  at the top.

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   Floorpan joints at the top

   1. 1.1 -A -  :

      Remove punch rivets using > VAS 852 001 - body dent removal system, aluminium  and > VAS 6790 - compact booster. 

      > 5X00IN23 REPLACING PUNCH RIVETS AND PENETRATED JOINTS

   2. 1.2 -B-  :

      Drill out spotwelds.

2. Loosen floorpan joints -A and B-  at the bottom.

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   Floorpan joints at the bottom

   1. 2.1 -A-  :

      Remove punch rivets using > VAS 852 001 - body dent removal system, aluminium  and > VAS 6790 - compact booster. 

      > 5X00IN23 REPLACING PUNCH RIVETS AND PENETRATED JOINTS

   2. 2.2 -B-  :

      Drill out spotwelds.

3. Heat bonding areas > Bonding areas on floorpan  > V.A.G 1416 - Hot-air blower 

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   Bonding areas on floorpan

4. Remove floorpan.