Fender Mount

Fender Mount





1 Upper Fender Mount

2 Center Fender Mount

3 Lower Fender Mount

4 A-Pillar

Removing





• When loosening the weld seams, be sure not to damage the plates behind it.

- Separate the original connection.

- Remove residual material.

Preparing Replacement Parts

• Fender mount





- Drill 7 mm holes for the gas-shielded arc plug weld seam according the old parts.

- Attach the fender mount - 1 - to the fender - 2 -.

- Install the fender and the door to the vehicle.

- Remove the door.

Installing





- Attach the fender mount from the wheel housing outward.

- Remove the fender.





- Weld the fender mount, gas-shielded arc plug weld seam.

Installing

• When using different types of steel and materials of different strengths, one of the inverters listed under Tools are required to perform repair work correctly.





• MIG soldered seams are permitted on the separating cuts shown in the illustration.

Preparing Replacement Parts

• Sub-part, front side panel (replacement part identification: sub-part pillar A/ B with sill panel)

• Two-part body adhesive (D 180 KD3 A2)

• Butyl sealing cord (AKD 497 010 04 R10)

• Molded foam part





- Transfer separating cut onto new part and cut to shape.

- Pierce the transition of the new part to the front wheel housing and to the sill panel reinforcement.

Molded Foam Inserts

Welding





• New part must be installed within 20 minutes, otherwise bonding properties of adhesive will be impaired.

• The holes for the hinge mount must be cleaned after applying the adhesive.

- Install a butyl sealing cord (AKD 497 010 04 R10 ) in area - 1 -.

- Apply 2K body adhesive (D 180 KD3 A2) in the areas where it was bonded during production; adhesive bead: approx. 3.5 mm dia..

• The straight line weld points must be placed as far as possible from the outer edge of the weld flange.





- Install new part with vehicle standing on the alignment bracket set and affix it in place.

- Check fit with attachments.





• The separating cuts can be welded with a MIG-L stitch weld seam.

- Weld separating cuts, SG stepped seam.

- Weld in A-pillar to the sill panel, gas-shielded arc plug weld seam.





- Weld the A-pillar in the windshield cutout - 1 -, straight-line spot weld seam.

- Weld the A-pillar to the A-pillar reinforcement - 2 -, using a gas-shielded arc plug weld seam.

- Create a connection in the door cutout, straight-line spot weld seam.





1 Upper Separating Cut

2 Molded Foam Part

Use 2K filler foam D 506 KD1 A2 AT position 2 - A-pillar to upper longitudinal member.