Basic Instructions; Accident Repair Sequence; Diagnosis Of Vehicles Damaged By Accident; Condition Of The Body Or Parts When Delivered To The Paintshop - Skoda OCTAVIA II 2004 Workshop Manual

OCTAVIA II 2004 ➤
Body repairs - Edition 02.04
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Basic Instructions

3.1

Accident repair sequence

3.2 Diagnosis of vehicles damaged by acci‐
dent
When repairing vehicles damaged by accident often damage to
the chassis or to the suspension of the engine-gearbox assembly,
which may later have serious consequences, goes undetected. If
it appears the vehicle has been subjected to considerable strain
it is important to the check the following components, in addition
to the mandatory alignment check.
♦ If damage to and/or distortion of the body platform is suspec‐
ted inspect the vehicle on the frame straightening bench, and
straighten if necessary.
♦ Inspect the proper operation of the steering and steering link‐
age over the full steering angle, perform a visual inspection to
check for distortions or cracks.
♦ Check the chassis, all chassis parts such as the strut, sus‐
pension strut, stabilizer, supporting frame, axle body and their
fixation parts for distortion or cracks.
♦ Inspect the wheels and tyres for damage and check the con‐
centricity and imbalance. Inspect the tyres for gashes in the
profile and on the sidewalls, check tyre pressure.
♦ Check the suspensions of the engine, gearbox, axles and ex‐
haust system for damage.
♦ Finally a suitable test drive after repairs will provide the cer‐
tainty that the vehicle is safe to drive and can be quite safely
returned to the customer.
3.3 Condition of the body or parts when de‐
livered to the paintshop
Before handing over a repaired vehicle or parts thereof to the
paintshop, the repaired or planished and filled surface must be
prepared for painting using sandpaper with a grain of P 80 through
to P 100 while carefully following the contours.
These preliminary operations are performed by the body builder
and are included in the time he is granted for the repair.
3.4

Straightening

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The body and body platform are series manufactured from cold-
formed body sheet. Therefore the re-shaping of any damage due
to accident should occur in the same way.
Note
The steel sheet may suddenly tear when straightening out
♦
sharp-edged kinks.
If the extent of the damage prevents reshaping against the
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accident direction, the damaged part must not be removed
until the connecting surfaces have been straightened.
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Rep. Gr.00 - General Instructions