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(100-00 General Information, Description and Operation) /
Body Repairs (501-25A Body Repairs - General Information, Description and Operation) /
Corrosion Protection (501-25B Body Repairs - Corrosion Protection, Description and Operation) /
Body and Frame (501-26 Body Repairs - Vehicle Specific Information and Tolerance Checks, Description and Operation).
4. Remove the front seat.
For additional information, refer to: Front Seat (501-10 Seating, Removal and Installation).
5. Disconnect the generator electrical connectors.
6. Remove the rear seat cushion.
For additional information, refer to: Rear Seat Cushion (501-10 Seating, Removal and Installation).
7. Remove the front and rear door weatherstrips.
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Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation).
9. Remove the front safety belt retractor.
For additional information, refer to: Front Safety Belt Retractor (501-20A Safety Belt System, Removal and Installation).
10. Remove the B-pillar side impact sensor.
For additional information, refer to: B-Pillar Side Impact Sensor (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, Removal and Installation).
11. Remove the C-pillar side impact sensor.
For additional information, refer to: C-Pillar Side Impact Sensor (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, Removal and Installation).
12. Release and position the floor covering to one side.
13. Release and position the inner rocker panel wiring harness to one side.
14. Remove the rocker panel outer moulding.
15. Remove the underfloor splash shield.
16. If the right-hand rocker panel front section is to be repaired, release and
position the underfloor wiring harness to one side.
17. Remove the front fender.
For additional information, refer to: Front Fender (501-27 Front End Sheet Metal Repairs, Removal and Installation).
18. Remove the front door.
For additional information, refer to: Front Door (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
19. Remove the rear door.
For additional information, refer to: Rear Door (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
20. Cut the new rocker panel front section from the new rocker panel service
panel.
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21. CAUTION: Care should be taken not to cut through into the inner
panels.
Using the new panel for reference and allowing for an overlap, cut the
old panel at the points indicated.
22. Drill out the spot welds.
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23. Separate the joints and remove the bulk of the old panel.
Installation
1. Install the riv-nuts into the new rocker panel front section
as indicated.
2. CAUTION: Care should be taken not to cut through into the inner
panels.
Offer up, align and clamp the new panel into position, overlapping the
old panel remnant. Cut through the new panel, partially cutting the old
panel, at the points where the MAG butt joints are to be made.
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6. NOTE: If necessary renew the NVH components.
Prepare the old and new panel joint surfaces, including the NVH
components.
7. NOTE: Temporarily install the front and rear doors and front fender to
aid alignment.
Offer up the new panel and clamp into position. Check alignment, if
correct, proceed to next step, if not, rectify and recheck before
proceeding.
8. Remove the front and rear doors, front fender and the new rocker panel
front section.
9. Apply sealer adhesive to the NVH components as indicated.