Porsche Boxster Technical Manual page 123

Boxster
Body rear
Removing side section from the body
Remove convertible top Servo No. 61 aI, convertible top compartment lid Servo No. 61 90, side-panel
lining Servo No. 70 75, engine comp~rtment vent Servo No. 66 56, release for front lid Servo No. 55 10,
rear spoiler Servo No. 63 55
No. Procedure
Instructions
Separate the spot-welded joint on
the B-pillar
Separate the spot-welded joint between the side section
and the inside of the side section with the spotweld cutter.
Cut off the lower side member with the body saw so that
the spare body part (side section) overlaps the lower side
member by 60 mm.
2
Separate the spot-welded joint on
the lower side member and
the wheel housing
Separate the spot-welded joint between the side section
and the lower side member or wheel housing with the
spotweld cutter.
3
Separate the spot-welded joint in
the water channel
Separate the spot-welded joint between the water channel
and the inside of the side section with the spotweld cutter.
4
Separate the shielding gas welds
and the spot-welding joint
to the cross member
Cut through the shielding gas weld of the overlapping
cross member at the top using a parting grinder. Cut
through the overlap on the lower connection to the side
section with the parting grinder.
Separate the spot-welded joint from the rear sealing
channel to the gusset plate with the spotweld cutter.
5
Separate the spot-welded joint between the light housing
and the inside of the side section and the rear transverse
lock panel connection with the spotweld cutter.
Separate the spot-welded joint on
the light housing
6
Remove side section
The side section is sealed from the light housing to the
rear centre panel connection in the factory using a swollen
sealant. This seal is destroyed when replacing the side
section and must be replaced.
53 55 55 Replacing side section
Printed in Germany -26, 1999
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