Repairing the rear ("sedan")

If repair rear "sedan" can be carried out the following work:

1) replacement of the outer wheel arch, including reinforcing element wheelhouse:

- Cut out the damaged wheel arch and wheel arch reinforcement element;

- Cut a replacement section;

- Cut the outer arch of 15 cm above the fold;

- Grind down to the bare metal and adjust the mating surfaces of wheel arches;

- Apply a welding primer;

- Secure the wheelhouse;

- Weld the wheel arch (Fig. 11.42);

- Pre-cut section of the reinforcing element replaces the wheelhouse;

- Moved using paint, apply a welding primer;

- Secure the reinforcing element wheel arch (Fig. 11.43);

- Weld reinforcement element wheelhouse;

2) Replacing the trunk (Fig. 11.44), including the rear spar:

- Moved using spot welds up to the cross;

- Moved using the welding point on the wheel arches and inner sidewalls of the body;

- Cut the luggage compartment floor at a distance of approximately 20 mm behind the cross;

- Cut down the floor with a chisel;

- Grind down to the bare metal;

- Apply a welding primer;

- Set a new lap on the floor cross member;

- Cut-lap on both panels together;

- Expose and secure the side panel (Fig. 11.45);

- Make a fitting assembly with the floor panel;

- Ensure that the boundary dimensions of these parts are the same, without interference;

- Tack welded side panel;

- Remove the floor panel;

- Weld side panel;

- Remove the old spar;

- Insert the new spar transition piece (Fig. 11.46);

- Set the floor panel;

- Make sure that the new spar stands in its place;

- Fix it tack;

- Remove the floor panel;

- Weld spar;

- Secure the new luggage compartment floor;

- His butt weld (Fig. 11.47);

- Weld luggage compartment floor side members to an electrical (Fig. 11.48).

- Weld luggage compartment floor to the rear and to the lengthwise reinforcing element resistance spot welding;

3) replacement of the rear wing assembly (Fig. 11.49), as follows:

- Measure replaces section;

- Cut Label;

- Moved using spot welds;

- Adjust the mating surfaces;

- Apply a welding primer;

- Set (on non-back wing) gutter, the filler cap, striker plate;

- To adjust the trunk lid;

- Weld;

- Cut out the damaged section;

- Sand the mating surfaces to bare metal;

- Pre-cut rear fender (which replaces section);

- Set the rear wing on the car;

- Hacksaw, cut the two panels where the joint should be located;

- Remove the wing;

- Apply a welding primer;

- Put the rear wing;

- Adjust, weld the tack;

- Continuous weld seams;

- Follow, wherever possible, the resistance spot welding;

- Grind the weld;

- Other body parts and panels are replaced in a similar way.