Section of door frame, 3D
Section of door frame, 3D |
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Position the car in an aligning bench and cross-measure if necessary.
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Grind down the welds and drill out the spot-welds that secure the reinforcements on the outside if the wheel housing. The reinforcement can be refitted it is undamaged.
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Grind down the seam-welds that secure the door frame to the front wheel housing.
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Cut free the damaged part of the door frame, see
Permissible joints
. Avoid cutting the sheet metal below. If the hinges are undamaged, cut the panel around the hinges
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Drill out the spot-welds.
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Tap loose the door frame and align any damaged panels or sheet metal.
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Cut the spare part so that it overlaps the joint by approximately three centimetres.
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Cut holes for the hinges if they have not been removed.
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Fit the spare part and fixate with a couple of welding clamps.
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Cut through the spare part and the existing door frame at the same time so that the joints can be welded edge-to-edge.
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Drill holes for plug-welding in the front edge of the door.
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Grind the surfaces to be welded on the spare part and on the body.
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Apply welding primer on the surfaces to be spot-welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.
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Fit the spare part and fixate with a couple of welding clamps.
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If the hinges have been removed:
Bolt the hinges to the door frame. |
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Fit the front wing and door, check the fit.
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If the hinges have been removed:
Fasten the hinges with a couple of welds. |
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Remove the door and the front wing. Spot-weld the door frame.
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Plug-weld the front edge of the door frame.
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Seam-weld the door frame to the wheel housing.
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All weld the joints and, if the hinges are in place, weld the outer panel around the hinges.
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If the hinges have been removed:
Weld the hinges into place. |
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Weld on the reinforcement on the outside of the wheel housing.
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Grind the welds.
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25. |
Remove any remaining welding primer. Welding primer reduces adhesion of paint, filler and sealant.
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26. |
Apply primer to all ground surfaces. Use Standox 1K Primer.
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Seal joints and sheet metal flanges with sealant. Use Terostat 1K-PUR.
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28. |
Apply anti-corrosion agent to the interior of the sill after painting. Use Terotex HV 400 or Mercasol 1.
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