R.R. FRONT PILLAR

Operation 7210A60 · STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS (FRONT PART)

The vehicle should be in the following condition before the operation: front door and hinges removed, front wing removed, bonnet removed, front pillar panel reinforcement bracket removed.

Removing

- Work on the component highlighted having previously made sure that the equipment illustrated below is available.

1. front pillar

2. Outer side member closing device

- Check that the components connected are not distorted by checking the bodyshell alignment measurements using suitable equipment (gauges, templates or jigs).

Carry out any bodyshell straightening operations before cutting the component.

- Make the cuts and drill the holes in the front foot using a power saw and an 8 mm Æ drill bit to be fill welded later on as illustrated in the diagram.

- Make the cuts and drill the holes in the front foot using a power saw and an 8 mm Æ drill bit to be fill welded later on as illustrated in the diagram.

- Make the cuts and drill the holes in the front foot using a power saw and an 8 mm Æ drill bit to be fill welded later on as illustrated in the diagram.

- Make the cuts and drill the holes in the front foot using a power saw and an 8 mm Æ drill bit to be fill welded later on as illustrated in the diagram.

Remove the anti-corrosion treatment in the replacement part contact areas using a rotary brush and apply electro-galvanizing paint.

- Proceed with cutting (A) and grinding the spots (B).

- Proceed with grinding the spots (C).

- Proceed with milling the spots (D) then remove the front foot.

- Remove the residues from the bodyshell using a disc grinder and apply electro-galvanizing paint.

- Apply sealing compound in the areas illustrated in the diagram.

Refitting

- Position the front pillar and the outer side member closing device and fasten using self-locking clamps; then, after having checked that the alignment is correct, make the final cut and remove and level the residues on the replacement part using a disc grinder and then apply electro-galvanizing paint.

- Weld the lower part of the side member closing device to the pillar as illustrated in the diagram using a spot welder.

- Weld the side part of the side member closing device to the pillar as illustrated in the diagram using a spot welder.

- Apply sealing compound along the treated area illustrated and structural adhesive at (E).

- Position the side member closing device and pillar assembly and MIG weld as illustrated (F) the, grind the welds using a disc grinder.

- Proceed with the fill welding in the areas illustrated in the diagram (G)

- Proceed with the brazing in the area illustrated in the diagram (H)

- Grind the welds made previously using a disc grinder.

- Weld the remaining areas illustrated in the diagram using a spot welder.

- Weld the remaining areas illustrated in the diagram using a spot welder.

- Proceed with the MIG fill welding (I) and then use a spot welder as illustrated in the diagram and a disc grinder to grind the welds.

- Finish off by surfacing in the area illustrated in the diagram.

- Apply sealing compound as illustrated.

- Apply sealing compound as illustrated.

- Check that the welded component is correctly positioned.

- Apply electro-galvanizing paint to the ground parts.

- Proceed with waxing the box sections.

When the operation is completed, refit the elements removed previously.