Additional information can be found in the superordinate service document.
The safety information in the superordinate service document must be observed.
The following steps are shown on the left side of the vehicle and must be performed analogously on vehicles with damage on the right side of the vehicle.
1 | Expose spot welds on C-pillar inner section (1) (areas A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). |
Commercially available devices/tools |
2 | Cut off spot welds on C-pillar inner section (1) (areas A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). |
Commercially available devices/tools |
3 | Remove damaged C-pillar inner section (1). |
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4 | Grind down mating surfaces to bare metal in cross-hatched areas. |
Sand down spot weld flanges to bare metal on both sides. |
Commercially available devices/tools |
5 | Remove shavings and milling chips. |
Commercially available devices/tools |
6 | Zinc dust paint to insides of spot weld flanges. |
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