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BODY
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Fig. 410 - Removing instrument panel lining.
the rear seat cushion is held
in
place on body
floor by two dowel pins and therefore its removal
will
be an easy matter;
- to remove the rear seat back rest, back out
the screws securing articulation joints to wheelhous-
ings :(fig. 409).
Next check guide rails on front seats and body
floor for distortion and repair
if
necessary.
Wipe off any dirt or sludge deposits from -guide
rails and lubricate with grease on installation.
INSTRUMENT PANEL LINING
Renew the instrument panel lining as follows:
- remove instrument cluster;
-
pull adjustable air outlets (which are held in
place
by
means of spring fasteners);
- remove control switches along
with
ornamental
plate;
- withdraw instrument panel lining overcoming
the force of clips (fig. 410).
To install the instrument panel lining just proceed
in reverse order.
STRAP HANGERS
In
case strap hangers must be replaced by new
ones, pull screw caps (2, fig. 411) which are press
fitted in place and remove screws (3) from strap
hanger (I).
Fig. 411 • Removing strap hanger.
1. Strap hanger.• 2. Screw cap .• 3. Hanger mounting screw.•
4. Dress hook.
REPAIRING ACCIDENTED CARS
The damages a car may undergo in an accident
may be different in nature and severity.
For this reason
it
is rather difficult to give specific
and detailed instructions on body repair, covering
the many possible cases, as each blow and/or bump
may entail given deformations
which must be
eliminated
in
accordance with the best method
suggested by the type of damage.
A thorough knowledge of body construction and
welding seams is however an essential condition
before any repair of body parts
is
attempted.
In most of such cases it
will
be necessary to remove
some parts in order to gain access to the distorted
items for straightening and aligning operations.
H
body is very badly damaged,
it will
be advis-
able to take off
all
easily removable inner panellings.
This
will
provide a clearer vision of parts during
repair and alignment operations at the same time
facilitating measurements, checks and the application
of the hydraulic jack for panel straightening and
squaring.
Alignment.
The car is of the intregral construction type
and, therefore, the floor
is
in a single unit with
body.
On a bumped car first check the alignment of
front and rear wheels.
Possible misalignment
will
be evidenced by lack of parallelism between front
and rear wheel axes or between front and rear
wheel track widths.
It
is essential to check that the misalignment is
not due to distortion of front and rear control arms,
track rods, etc.
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