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16. NOTE: Drill out from underneath to allow spot welds to be used in
installation. If undamaged, retain the spare wheel retaining bracket for
re-use on installation.
Drill out the spot welds and remove the spare wheel retaing bracket
from the old panel.
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17. NOTE: Drill out from underneath to allow spot welds to be used in
installation. If undamaged, retain the spare wheel well reinforcement
plate for re-use on installation.
Drill out the spot welds and remove the spare wheel well reinforcement
plate from the old panel.
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2. NOTE: Stud dimensions: 6mm x 1mm thread, 20mm length.
Using the old panel for reference, mark up and prepare the new spare
wheel well and install the weld studs for the right-hand muffler and
tailpipe heatshield as indicated.
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12. Prepare the panel joint surfaces of the spare wheel well reinforcement
plate.
13. Offer up the spare wheel well reinforcement plate and clamp into
position. Check alignment, if correct, proceed to next step, if not rectify
and recheck before proceeding.
14. NOTE: If a new spare wheel well reinforcement plate is installed,
two additional spot welds will be installed when the towing eye bracket
is installed.
Spot weld the original spare wheel well reinforcement plate to the spare
wheel well.
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15. NOTE: If a new spare wheel well reinforcement plate is installed,
MAG plug welds are not required.
Drill through the two holes in the original spare wheel well reinforcement
panel, through the spare wheel well, ready for MAG plug welding.
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16. Prepare the panel joint surfaces of the towing eye bracket.
17. Offer up the towing eye bracket and clamp into position. Check
alignment, if correct, proceed to next step, if not rectify and recheck
before proceeding.
18. NOTE: If a new spare wheel well reinforcement plate is installed,
the towing eye bracket can be fully spot welded. If the original spare
wheel well reinforcement plate is installed, two MAG plug welds will be
required.
Spot weld the towing eye bracket to the spare wheel well.
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19. NOTE: If a new spare wheel well reinforcement plate is installed,
the towing eye bracket can be fully spot welded. If the original spare
wheel well reinforcement plate is installed, two MAG plug welds will be
required.
MAG plug weld the spare wheel well reinforcement plate through the
spare wheel well into the towing eye bracket.
