Installation of components

4. Apply primer to the areas of the components and the body which are to be spot welded.

Tools required:

• Brush.
• Anti-rust conductive paint.

INSTALLATION OF COMPONENTS

1. Temporary installation of new components.

Tools required:

• Adjustable clamp.
• Convex rule.
• Squaring tool (sighted).
• Centering tool.
• Chassis dimensional control system (Dime).
• Jack.
• Spot welder.
• MIG welder.

CAUTION:

• Position the components as indicated in the diagrams in the “BODY SQUARING” paragraph.
• Position mobile body parts (doors, bonnet and boot lids) and check for proper installation by verifying gaps, parallelism and squaring. If necessary adjust the metal sheet in order to obtain the correct position.
• Secure the parts to be welded with clamps or a few spot-welds.

2. All welding should be carried out in strict accordance with the indications in “WELDING PRECAUTIONS”.

Tools required:

• Spot-welder.
• MIG-welder.
• Autogenous-welder.

3. Smooth all MIG-welds using a sanding machine.

Tools required:

• Pneumatic sander.
• Disk-sander.
• Sander with milling cutter.

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