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General Notes - Required removal operations: Doors, door hinges, rocker panel inner trim, A-, B-, C-pillar inner trim panels.
- Fold back the carpets and move the wiring harness out of the working area.
| NOTE:The cut location may vary depending upon the extent of the damage. Make the cut location on the C-pillar a maximum of 270 mm above the outer edge of the rocker panel, in order to prevent damage to the underlying NVH element. | | -
Rocker panel - Overview of cut locations.
- Installation position of NVH elements.
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Rocker panel - Grind down one panel thickness at the wheel arch edge.
- Cut locations.
- Grind out the spot welds.
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Rocker panel - Mill out the spot welds.
- Heat the area (approx. 170°) and detach the NVH element.
| Installation NOTE:Before resistance spot welding of body panels with a total panel thickness of 3 mm and greater, the welding equipment instructions contained in sub-section 501-25A must be followed. | | -
Rocker panel - Drill holes for puddle welding.
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Rocker panel - Apply two-component metal adhesive to the clinched flange.
- Apply single-component glass adhesive to NVH element.
- Continuous MIG weld.
- Resistance spot weld.
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