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B pillar, three-door body

B pillar, three-door body


1. The side panel should already have been removed.

2. Cut away the damaged part of the outer panel of the B pillar, see Joints. Avoid cutting in the underlying metalwork.


3. Cut the B pillar away from the inner side panel.


4. Drill out the spot welds securing the reinforcement in front of the wheel housing.


5. Grind down the welds in the lower section of the inside of the B pillar.


6. Drill out the spot welds on the inside of the B pillar at the top.

7. Knock loose the B-pillar and align any damaged metalwork.

8. Position the new inner part for the B pillar and fix it with a few welding clamps.

9. Cut through the B-pillar's inner part and the inner side panel simultaneously so that the two panels can be welded edge-to-edge.


10. Remove the inner part and drill holes for plug welding at the top.


11. Use a grinder to clean the areas on the inner part, the B- pillar's new reinforcement component and the body that are to be welded.

12. Apply welding primer to the surfaces to be spot welded or plug welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.

13. Position the B-pillar's inner part and reinforcement component and fix them with welding clamps.

14. Fix the inner part and reinforcement component with a couple of tack welds.

15. Cut the outer part of the B pillar roughly to size so that it will overlap the joint by about three centimetres.

16. Position the outer part and fix it with a few welding clamps.

17. Fix the outer panel with a couple of tack welds.

18. Position the door and side panel and check their fit.

19. Remove the side panel, B pillar outer panel and reinforcement.

20. Weld the joint between the B-pillar's inner part and the inner side panel.


21. Weld the lower end of the inner part to the sill.


22. Drill holes for plug welding in the reinforcement component that is to be welded in place in front of the wheel housing.

Important

A new reinforcement component must be fitted.


23. Use a grinder to clean the areas on the reinforcement and body that are to be welded.

24. Apply welding primer to the surfaces which are to be spot welded or plug welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.

25. Position the reinforcement and spot-weld and plug-weld it in place.


26. Position the B-pillar's reinforcement and fix it with a few welding clamps.

27. Spot weld the reinforcement in place.


28. Weld the joint at the top on the inside of the inner part of the B pillar.

29. Plug weld the upper end of the inner part of the B pillar.

30. Position the B-pillar's outer panel and fix it with a few welding clamps.

31. Fit the door and side panel in place and check their fit.

32. Cut through the B-pillar outer panel and the door frame outer panel at the same time so that the joints can be welded edge-to-edge.

33. Use a grinder to clean the areas on the B-pillar's outer panel and body that are to be welded.

34. Apply welding primer to the surfaces which are to be spot welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.

35. Remove the side panel.

36. Spot weld the outer panel in place.


37. Weld the joints between the B pillar's outer panel and the door frame.

38. Wash off surplus welding primer. Welding primer makes for poorer adhesion of paint, filler and sealant.

39. Apply primer to all surfaces that have been ground clean. Use Standox 1K Füllprimer.

40. Fit the side panel.