Hyundai TIBURON Manual page 104

BODY PANEL REPAIR PROCEDURE - Rear side member (Partial)
1. Depending on the extent of damage, if the right side member is
to be replaced it should be measured and marked 21 Omm from
the tooling hole center of the rear floor center crossmember.
NOTE
The flowing procedure illustrates a repair for the right rear
side member. The procedure may also be applied the left
rear side member.
2. Cut through rear side member at outline being careful not to cut
rear side member reinforcement.
3. Remove the rear floor side member by drilling out all attaching
spotwelds.
4. Prepare all surfaces to be welded.
INSTALLATION
1. Transcribe the cutline to the new rear side member. Cut at line
and drill out the spotwelds attaching the inner reinforcement and
separate it.
2. Fit and clamp the new rear side member in place for welding.
Measure to ensure dimensions are accurate as given in the body
dimension charts.
3. MIG plug weld at the holes and MIG butt weld the seam in the
side member.
4. Clean and prepare all surfaces to be welded and remove ail
residue.
5. Apply the two-part epoxy primer to the interior of the rear side
member.
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