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Transit 20065 Side Panel Removal and Installation
Mechanical Repairs
5 Body and Paint / 501 Body and Paint
501-29 Side Panel Sheet Metal Repairs
Removal and Installation
Side Panel
Side Panel Sheet Metal Repairs - Side Panel
Transit 2006.5 (04/2006-)
Removal and Installation
Materials
Name
Specification
Quarter panel
Removal
General notes
Depending on the damage, partial replacement at the side panel is also possible (445160).
Necessary removal work: fuel filler flap; move inner trim and cables away from the working area.
Warm the area where it is glued to the inner side panel to remove the side panel.
CAUTION:
Make the cut at the B- and C-pillars along the sealing seam. Do not damage the reinforcing panel located behind it.
Side panel
Cut points.
Mill out the spot welds.
Quarter panel
Mill out the spot welds and remove the flange remnants in the roof and B-pillar areas.
Separating cut on the C-pillar flange remnant. In doing so do not damage the neighbouring side panel.
Installation
Prepare the new part.
Cut 14mm from the flange to join to the window pillar (matching the previous step).
Inner side panel and reinforcement
Apply clinched flange protection.
CAUTION:
Heat distortion may occur during welding.
Side panel
Continuous MIG weld (bead length 5 mm, distance between each 30 mm).
Puddle weld.
Side panel
Grind the continuous MIG welds hollow in the region of the B- and C-pillars.
Side panel
Puddle weld.
Quarter panel
Puddle weld.
Quarter panel
The corrosion protection at the joint to the B- and C-pillars must be very carefully carried out.
Seam sealing to the B- and C-pillars is only done after paint application.
Mechanical Repairs
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501-29 Side Panel Sheet Metal Repairs
Removal and Installation
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