Center Pillar Removal - Ford 2006 Escape J87R Bodyshop Manual

BODY STRUCTURE [PANEL REPLACEMENT]
CENTER PILLAR REMOVAL[PANEL REPLACEMENT]
1. Rough cut area (A), and drill the 38 weld locations indicated by (B), then remove the lower part of the center
pillar (outer).
Caution
• Avoid cutting with a blowtorch or similar tools as the insulator (shaded area) is flammable.
2. When the center pillar is being removed, the side sill reinforcement may interfere and make removal difficult.
Therefore, rough cut the area indicated by (C), then remove the side sill reinforcement.
Note
• If the side sill reinforcement is not damaged, do not dispose of it, as it can be reinstalled. If it is damaged
considerably, replace it with a new one.
3. Drill the 19 locations indicated by (D) and remove the center pillar.
A-A
B-B
C-C
(A)ROUGH CUT LOCATION FOR THE
CENTER PILLAR (OUTER)
(B) 8
25mm {0.98in}
BOTTOM SIDE
CUT-AND-JOIN LOCATION
FOR THE CENTER PILLAR
(OUTER)
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CENTER PILLAR (OUTER)
150mm
{5.90in}
50mm {1.96in}
50mm {1.96in}
ROUGH CUT LOCATION FOR THE
CENTER PILLAR AND CUT-AND-JOIN
A A
LOCATION FOR THE CENTER PILLAR
REINFORCEMENT
250mm
{9.84in}
B
B
(A)ROUGH CUT LOCATION FOR THE
CENTER PILLAR (OUTER)
(B) 2
(B) 9
(B) 3
(B) 13
CUT-AND-JOIN LOCATION FOR THE
(B)3 CENTER PILLAR (OUTER)
4
5
3
11
80mm {3.14in}
40mm {1.57in}
(C)ROUGH CUT LOCATION AND CUT-AND-JOIN
LOCATION FOR THE SIDE SILL REINFORCEMENT
CUT-AND-JOIN LOCATION FOR THE
CUT-AND-JOIN LOCATION FOR THE
CENTER PILLAR (INNER)
C
C
25mm {0.98in}
(D) 2
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140mm
{5.51in}
INSULATOR
(D) 6
(D) 2
(D) 9
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