Side Panel For Vehicles Not Fitted With Slide-Out - PREVOST H3-41 Maintenance Manual

SECTION 18b: X3 SERIES BODY
10.7 ZONE 7
FIGURE 146: ZONE 7

10.7.1 Side Panel for Vehicles Not Fitted With Slide-Out

 Removal
Remove top and bottom finishing moldings. Insert
a screwdriver into snap-on finishing molding joint.
Bend finishing molding enough to be able to fix a
pair of locking pliers. Using the pair of locking
pliers, pull the stainless steel molding and at the
same time gradually cut Sika bead with a sharp
knife.
Insert a flat screwdriver between the side panel
and the vehicle chassis, in the top left and right
corners.
Use the c-clamp to peel the side panel from the
back structural panel as far as the middle and at
the same time gradually cut Sika bead with a
sharp knife. Do the same for the other corner.
Remove as much glue as possible from the
structure using a putty knife or pneumatic knife
without damaging 206 G+P primer.
Check panel horizontal supports for straightness
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Be careful not to damage the adjacent surfaces
You need to remove the finishing molding support
and rivets in the case of engine air intake panel.
Ideally, the hoist or chain block must be fastened
to the floor while pulling from a 45
to damage the vehicle structure
Never heat SikaFlex adhesive to remove.
Tolerance: 1mm towards the outside and 1.5mm
angle so as not
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