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– Remove remaining material.
Caution:
Take care not to damage cast joints and extruded sections on
separation.
3.1.2 Replacement parts
♦ Longitudinal member with reinforcement sections
♦ Support plate with reinforcement sections
♦ Support
♦ Support plate
♦ Longitudinal member reinforcement
Preparing new parts
– Match up new parts to body.
– Transfer separating cut to longitudinal member and cut off
hatched area.
– Prepare flanges on body and new parts for welding.
– Fix longitudinal member in position on alignment bracket.
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Before doing so, insert strut holder support plate between longi‐
tudinal member and strut holder.
– Clamp support to strut holder and longitudinal member.
3.1.3 Welding in
– Weld longitudinal member to cast joint, SG continuous seam.
– Weld strut holder support plate to strut holder, SG continuous
seam.
– Weld support to longitudinal member, SG continuous seam.
– Weld support to strut holder, SG continuous seam.
– Remove alignment bracket set and weld remaining seams.
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Body repairs - Edition 10.1998
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