Ford F-150 2015 Structural Repair Training Course page 52

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returned￿to￿the￿proper￿shape,￿the
studs￿are￿removed￿and￿the￿repair
area￿is￿prepared￿for￿refinishing.
using￿too￿high￿of￿amperage
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will￿create￿a￿hole￿in￿the￿panel.
Generally,￿99￿amps￿is￿adequate￿for
attaching￿a￿weld-on￿stud.
the￿use￿of￿heat￿and￿stress-relieving
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techniques￿should￿be￿used￿to
get￿the￿molecules￿in￿the￿metal￿to
move.￿Do￿not￿overwork￿the￿part,
as￿stretching￿of￿the￿part￿will￿occur.
gentle￿hammering￿on￿the￿part￿will
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help￿damage￿be￿removed￿when
straightening.
Module￿Wrap￿Up
Topics￿discussed￿in￿this￿module
included:
where￿a￿clinch￿may￿be￿used.
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the￿different￿types￿of￿fasteners
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used￿with￿aluminum.
what￿types￿of￿rivets￿are￿approved
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for￿use￿on￿Ford￿vehicles.
what￿is￿required￿for￿replacing￿a
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riveted￿part.
why￿aluminum￿flanges￿are￿treated
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differently￿than￿steel.
what￿is￿different￿with￿welding
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aluminum￿versus￿steel.
2015￿Ford￿F-150￿Structural￿Repair￿Training￿Course￿(FOR06)
Module￿3￿-￿Aluminum￿Joining￿Methods
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