Front Strut / Shock Tower: Service and Repair

50 74 55 52 Front Wheelhouse, Replacing

Cutting locations







- Separate fillet plate - arrow - from suspension strut mount and wheel house.
- Bend fillet plate - arrow - toward the windshield.
- Separate wheel house original joint behind suspension strut mount.
- Remove excess material.

NOTE: Replace wheel house upper long member complete.

Replacement parts
- Front wheelhouse
- Upper wheel house long member

Preparing new parts
- Make cuts on new part.
- Locate sub-part on straightening bracket.
- Before welding in place, align inner fender.







- Weld separated area below rectangular opening - arrow - overlapped and offset, from original joint, MIG weld continuous seam staggered.