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Removing and installing the separator panel > < Front wing
Summary of components of front wing
Summary of components of front wing
  Note
This procedure is valid for the front wing, which is reinstalled on the vehicle.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Holder for cutting wire e.g. -V.A.G 1351-
t  Cutting wire -VW 357 853 999 A-
t  Polyurethane glue sealing mass -AKD 476 KD5 05-
t  Cleaning solution -D 009 401 04-
t  Hot-air blower
   
1 - Wing support
q   Removing and installing → Body Repairs → Rep. gr.50.
2 - Nuts, 8 Nm
3 - Front wing
Removing:
–  Remove front bumper and guide section → Chapter.
–  Remove front wheelhouse liner → Chapter.
–  Remove the alarm system with its own power supply (if present) → Electrical System → Rep. gr.94.
–  Remove separator panel → Chapter.
–  Remove plugs at front suspension strut dome → Chapter.
–  Remove noise insulation.
–  Remove nuts (Pos. 2).
–  Remove screws (Pos. 4).
–  Heat the wing at the connecting point with wing support (Pos. 1) using a hot-air blower.
–  Cut through adhesive cement (Pos. 5) between wing and support with cutting wire with supports.
–  Open front door.
–  Heat the wing at the connecting point with bottom part of outer pillar A -arrow-.
–  Raise the front part of the wing and carefully pull off the wing at the connecting point with the pillar A to the front and towards the top.
  Note
Heat the wing only for a short period at an air temperature of 100°C, in order to avoid damage to paintwork, if the wing is reinstalled again.
Installing:
–  Cut back adhesive cement on the wing, the support and on the pillar A to a thickness of approx. 1 mm.
–  Clean contact surfaces of wing, support and pillar A with cleaning solution -D 009 401 04-.
–  Apply polyurethane glue sealing mass -AKD 476 KD5 05- to the bottom part of the outer pillar A and to the wing support → Fig.
  Note
The wing must be installed within 30 minutes as otherwise the adhesion of the adhesive may be poor.
–  The following installation is carried out in the reverse order, pay attention to the following points:
–  Adjust front wing → Body Repairs → Rep. gr.00.
4 - 8 Nm
5 - Adhesive cement

   
Apply polyurethane glue sealing mass
1 - Wing support
2 - Polyurethane glue sealing mass
  S50-0244

Removing and installing the separator panel > < Front wing