Minimum Curing Period; Cleaning Off Excess Adhesive Sealing Material - Volkswagen Golf 2004 Workshop Manual

Golf 2004 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 04.2008
– Clean contact surfaces on retaining rails thoroughly using
cleaning solution D 009 401 04.
– Apply adhesive material to appropriate surfaces at right angles
to retaining rail using cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628- .
WARNING
Door outer panel must be installed within 10 minutes, or ad‐
hesive properties of adhesive will be impaired.
♦ With assistance of both assembly blocks, place door outer
panel on retaining rails, align with wedges and setting gauge
-3371- and press contact surfaces of assembly blocks onto
surrounding components.
♦ Secure door with fixing blocks during curing time.
♦ After installation door outer panel must align with other com‐
ponents and gap dimension must be even.
♦ If adhesive bead is too thick and adhesive exudes between
retaining rail and door outer panel, excess adhesive must be
removed.
1.11

Minimum curing period

WARNING
Special standards must be adhered to when replacing bonded
door outer panels. One of these standards is, for example, that
a freshly bonded door outer panel must comply with the safety
requirements, even in an accident, following the minimum
specified curing period.
For 1-pack adhesive DH 009 100, the minimum curing time for
the door outer panel is 180 minutes.
Minimum curing time means the time from bonding-in the door
outer panel to the time the vehicle is brought into use or further
work is carried out. During this time, the vehicle must stand on a
level surface at room temperature (at least 15 C).
WARNING
Vehicle is safe to use only after the minimum curing period is
completed.
1.12 Cleaning off excess adhesive sealing
material
– It is recommended to use cleaning solution D 002 000 10 as
a cleaner. Observe the appropriate safety precautions when
performing this work.
Caution
When cleaning vehicle, the door outer panel just bonded-in
must not be moved.
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Rep. Gr.57 - Front doors, door components, central locking