Installing Inner Roof Pillar

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IMPORTANT:

Apply adhesive evenly over the entire bonding surface.

IMPORTANT:

Before final assembly, make sure you fully understand all the work steps involved and carry out a trial assembly without applying adhesive.
The bonding process can only be carried out reliably when a smooth and swift sequence of operations is guaranteed.
Do not begin bonding work until all materials and tools necessary for later repair work are available.

Install inner roof pillar and check that it fits perfectly.
Apply adhesive on joint areas -B- of the body. > Application depth 0.5 mm
Use body structural adhesive.

5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

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Bonding areas
Apply adhesive in areas -B- on the inner roof pillar. > Application depth 0.5 mm

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Bonding areas
1. 3.1 Also apply a bead of adhesive all around the bonding surface. > Application depth 3 mm
Rivet in the inner roof pillar in the marked areas -A and B- .
Area -A-: > BLIND RIVET 999.190.229.01

Area -B-: > FLOW-FORM RIVET 9A7.008.606.00

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Rivet areas
Screw in self-tapping screws -1- .
5X00IN24 SETTING SELF-TAPPING SCREWS

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Connection points
Resistance spot-weld the inner roof pillar in the marked areas > Spotwelds.

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Spotwelds
Resistance spot-weld the inner roof pillar in the marked areas > Spotwelds.

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Spotwelds
Resistance spot-weld the inner roof pillar in the marked areas > Spotwelds.

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Spotwelds