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General Equipment: Spot weld drill Bit

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Installation

1. NOTE: Before resistance spot welding of body

panels with a total panel thickness of 3 mm and
greater, the manufacturer's welding equipment
instructions and sub-section 501-25 must be
followed.

Refer to: Tools and Equipment for Body Repairs

(501-25 Body Repairs - General Information,
Description and Operation).

2. NOTE: Sealer or adhesive must not be applied

in welding zones. Areas which were bonded or

sealed needs to be thoroughly sealed
afterwards.

Refer to: Sealer, Underbody Protection Material

and Adhesives

(501-25 Body Repairs -

General Information, Description and
Operation).

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The holes need to be pre-milled with a
spherical cutter with a small diameter.

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Afterwards these holes are then milled out
to the required diameter with a spindle
milling cutter. This method is essential in
order to ensure that the material in the
edge area of the milled holes is not
weakened.

Equipment: Spherical cutter

• Equipment: spindle milling cutter

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WARNING: The B-pillar reinforcement
is covered with a hot-dip aluminized
coating on its entire surface. This
coating needs to be fully ground off
on the welding flanges on the front
and rear using a fibre grinding disc.
Any contamination due to parts of
the coating in the welding bath will
weaken the welded joint.

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WARNING: The A-pillar reinforcement
is covered with a hot-dip aluminized
coating on its entire surface. This
coating needs to be fully ground off
on the welding flanges on the front
using a fibre grinding disc. Any
contamination due to parts of the
coating in the welding bath will
weaken the welded joint.

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6.

Resistance spot weld - Panel thickness 3
mm and greater!

General Equipment: Resistance Spotwelding

Equipment

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General Equipment: Metal Inert Gas (MIG)

Welding Equipment

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Material: Windshield Adhesive Kit

(WSS-M11P57-A5)

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Puddle weld 2 panel layer.

General Equipment: Metal Inert Gas (MIG)

Welding Equipment

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