Safety Instructions And Information On Quality
- Risk of damage to the vehicle
- Danger of injury
Read the relevant safety instructions as well as general information and quality instructions
- Protection of electrical components during body repairs.
>5X00IN02 PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DURING BODY REPAIRS
- Corrosion protection measures during repair work.
- Information on aluminum repairs.
- Body parts of various sheet-steel strengths.
- Replacing punch rivets and penetrated joints.
- Set self-tapping screws.
- Use body structural adhesive.
>5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE PAH.071.781.00
Information
If the following repairs are carried out on a vehicle with repaired prior damage, joining elements and joints may differ from those described here when removing the body part. In this case, adapt the joints of the spare part to suit the existing joints on the vehicle.
Tools and materials
Information
- The tools for working on steel and aluminum must always be kept separate from each other. We recommend that you colour code the tools using a system similar to that used for the > V.A.G 2010/2A-1 - Tool trolley with > V.A.G 2010/2A - Aluminium tool set , for example.
Measuring and straightening systems (optional)
- > VAS 6527 - Measuring and alignment system, professional
- > VAS 811 017 - Measuring and straightening system with > VAS 811 019 - Measuring system
Resistance spot welding equipment (optional)
- > VAS 6755 - Resistance Spot Welder
- > VAS 6545A - Resistance Spot Welder
- > VAS 6530A - Resistance Spot Welder
- > VAS 821 101 - Resistance Spot Welder
Inert gas welding equipment (optional)
- Inert gas combination welding unit, steel and aluminum > VAS 6741 - Welding and brazing system, MIG/MAG
- Inert gas combination welding unit, steel and aluminum > VAS 821 003 - Welding and brazing system, aluminum/steel/MIG/MAG
- Inert gas combination welding unit, steel and aluminum > VAS 821 005 - Welding and brazing system, aluminum/steel/MIG/MAG
- Inert gas welding unit, steel and aluminum > VAS 821 001 - Welding and brazing system, aluminum/steel/MIG/MAG
- Inert gas welding unit, steel or aluminum > VAS 6388A - Welding and brazing system, ALU/MIG/MAG
Stud welder > VAS 852 001 - Body dent removal system, aluminum
Extraction system
- > VAS 6572/2 - Mobile extraction system, aluminum
- > VAS 6571/1 - Mobile extraction system, steel
Blind riveting tool for high-strength rivets
- > VAS 6790 - Compact Booster
- > VAS 6790/2 - Supplementary Riveting Set
- > VAS 6790/64 - Threaded needles
- > VAS 6790/65 - Rivet inserts
- > VAS 6790/67 - Supplement set for rivet nuts and bolts
- > VAS 6790/68 - Rivet bar extension
- > VAS 6790/70 - Rivet inserts
- > VAS 6792/2 - Extension
- > VAS 6792/28 - Extension
Crimpling pliers
- > VAS 6635 - Crimping pliers set, 4-piece
- > VAS 6635/5 - Crimping pliers
Spot-weld remover (optional)
- > VAS 882 001 - Spot-weld remover
- > VAS 6322A - Pneumatic Spot-Weld Remover
Laser-weld seam grinder > VAS 6319 - Laser-weld seam grinder
Pneumatic body saw (optional)
- > VAS 6780 - Body saw
- > VAS 6598A - Body saw
Oscillating body saw > V.A.G 1561B - Electric cutter
Countersink for rivets > VAS 6957 - 100° countersink
Tools for flow drill screws
- > VAS 852 007A - FDS sockets
- > VAS 6631 - Repair Kit for FD Screws
Belt sander
Spotweld drill bit
Pneumatic cartridge guns (optional)
- > V.A.G 1761/1 - Pneumatic Cartridge Gun for Seam Sealing
- > VAS 6648 - Compressed-air gun
Hand cartridge gun > V.A.G 1628 - Hand cartridge gun
Hot-air blower > V.A.G 1416 - Hot-air blower
Star gauges for body gap dimensions
- > VAS 6936 - Adjusting gauge
- > VAS 6937 - Adjusting gauge
- > VAS 6938 - Adjusting gauge