41 00... Soldering Steel Components

IMPORTANT: Comply with the following topics from "Body, General":
Safety regulations See 41 00... SAFETY AT WORK or 41 00... INFORMATION ON HAZARDS .
Handling electrical/electronic equipment, airbags and restraint systems See 41 00... HANDLING AIRBAGS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS or 41 00... HANDLING ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT .

1. General information

For repair cases the following method will implemented:
- Gas brazing
The MIG soldering procedure is not used in repairs for strength reasons. MIG soldered/brazed seams used in series production are replaced in repairs by MAG weld seams .
Brazed areas from vehicle production are bonded with the same method.

2. Work materials

3. Preparation

Remove the paint and zinc coating in an area of approx. 30 mm around the seam to be soldered.

4. Implementation

Execute brazed seam without overheating the solder and with low heat dissipation. If necessary, use heat protecting paste.

5. Subsequent treatment of brazed joints:

Remove burnt residual zinc completely. Align and grind visible connection faces.
Remove burnt paint with a stainless steel wire brush.

6. Notes on melting/tinning:

Only applicable within the European Union!

European used-car regulations prohibit the use of tin containing lead in motor vehicles introduced after 01.07.2003!

Even out unevenness smaller than 2 mm with filler according to painting handbook

If an exceptional unevenness is larger than 2 mm, use METAL FILLER .

Only perform in visible areas of the outer skin and on the carrier support.

All areas which have covers on the vehicle are not to be processed.