Preparing Spring Strut Mount For Installation

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WARNING:

Incorrect triggering behaviour of pyrotechnical actuator due to lack of ground connection.

Danger of injury
Risk of damage to the vehicle
The sealing surfaces of the hinge and spring strut mount must be paint-free with bare metal exposed.

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The clinch points in the firewall area -yellow points- will not be replaced by blind rivets. These points will only be bonded. This means that no bores are required here.

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Drilling out clinch points

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Before final assembly, make sure you fully understand all the work steps involved and carry out a trial assembly without applying adhesive.
The bonding process can only be carried out reliably when a smooth and swift sequence of operations is guaranteed.
Do not begin bonding work until all materials and tools necessary for later repair work are available.

Fit in spring strut mount and secure it to the body.
Drill holes for rivets through both sheetmetal plates. > Diameter 6.6 mm

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Drilling holes for blind rivets

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Drilling holes for blind rivets
Drill holes for blind rivets in the firewall area. > Diameter 6.6 mm

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Drilling holes for blind rivets
Remove spring strut mount.
Prepare marked areas for bonding and riveting.
> 5X00IN WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

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Preparing spring strut mount

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Preparing spring strut mount
Prepare marked area -grun- for applying a full weld using inert gas for the ground connection.

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Preparing spring strut mount
Sand off cathodic-dip layer -magenta- in the sealing surface area for the front lid hinge.

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Sanding off cathodic-dip layer