Mazda 6. Manual — part 405

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PANEL REPLACEMENT

APRON REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

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1. Rough cut the apron reinforcement upper.
2. Remove the apron reinforcement assembly.

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PANEL REPLACEMENT

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III

APRON REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

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1. When installing new parts, position each part so that the section measurement aligns to the body dimension.
2. Drill holes for plug welds before installing new parts.
3. Install in the following order: apron reinforcement lower,apron reinforcement rear, and apron reinforcement

upper.

Note

• After installing, fillet weld in location (A).

Caution

• When fillet welding, be careful of dripping, melted metal.

4. After trial-fitting new parts, make sure the related parts fit properly.

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PANEL REPLACEMENT

WHEEL APRON PANEL ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

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1. Drill the 26 weld locations indicated by (A), and 7 weld locations indicated by (B), remove the wheel apron

panel assembly.

Note

• If removing the wheel apron panel front and the suspension housing separately as separate parts, drill 7

locations indicated by (B) and drill 6 locations indicated by (C).

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PANEL REPLACEMENT

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III

WHEEL APRON PANEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

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1. When installing new parts, position each part so that the section measurement aligns to the body dimension.
2. Drill holes for plug welds before installing new parts.
3. After trial-fitting new parts, make sure the related parts fit properly.

Note

• When replacing the wheel apron panel front and the suspension housing separately, weld 6 locations

indicated by (A).

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