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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 rear wheel and tire.
For additional information, refer to: Wheel and Tire (204-04 Wheels and Tires, Removal and Installation).
15. Remove the rear fender splash shield.
16.
Remove the rocker panel outer moulding.
17. Remove the underfloor splash shield.
18. If the right-hand rocker panel rear section is to be repaired, release and
position the underfloor wiring harness to one side.
19. Remove the front door.
For additional information, refer to: Front Door (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
20. Remove the rear door.
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For additional information, refer to: Rear Door (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
21. Cut the new rocker panel rear section from the new rocker panel service
panel.
22. 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.
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5. NOTE: If necessary renew the NVH components.
Prepare the old and new panel joint surfaces, including the NVH
components.
6. NOTE: Temporarily install the front and rear doors 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.
7. Remove the front and rear doors and the new rocker panel rear section.
8. NOTE: Make sure the adhesive does not encroach into the
area of the butt joint as it will contaminate the weld (any
unsealed areas must be sealed following the repair).
Apply adhesive to the area as indicated.
9. Apply sealer adhesive to the NVH components as indicated.