General information about the car body The body of the car is of a supporting structure, 3-door, all-metal, welded. Front doors with sliding windows and reflectors at the ends. Tailgate (luggage compartment) opens up....
Body frame and plumage Pic. 158. The main elements of the body frame The main elements of the frame are the front 1 (pic. 158), floor, sidewalls 8, roof 4 with frame 3 of the wind window, rear panel and...
Engine Hood — Design Description Consists of outer and inner panels, interconnected by bending flanges with glue (pic. 163). Expanding gaskets are installed between the panels. Pic. 163. Details of the hood and...
Bumpers — design description Made from fine-mesh polyurethane foam with 15% crushed fiberglass (pic. 164). The bumper pad is mounted on an aluminum beam 4. Using the front 6 and side 2 brackets, both the...
Radiator Facing — Design Description It is made, like bumpers, from fine-mesh polyurethane foam with the addition of 20% crushed fiberglass and covered with polyurethane enamel (pic. 165). Facing 6 of the radiator is...
Inspection and repair of the frame and plumage of the body A significant part of the repair work on the bodies falls on emergency vehicles, which in most cases require checking the geometry of the attachment points of the vehicle chassis...
Body Roof Panel Replacement Remove roof gutter trim, windshield and rear window (see sect. « Glass replacement »), tailgate, tailgate glass washer jet and roof lining. Lay a new roof panel on the body and...
Removal and installation of a forward wing To remove the wing, take out the cartridge with the turn signal lamp. Remove self-tapping screws (2 wing attachment points shown in fig. 174 ): four screws on the top flange, one...
Side panel replacement The sidewall is replaced with the wings, roof panels and windscreen frame removed. In addition, they remove parts that prevent the implementation of straightening and painting...
Windshield frame panel replacement The replacement is carried out with the windshield, front fenders, roof panels and other parts removed that prevent straightening and welding work. Drill out with a drill ∅ 6 mm...
Repair of deformed body surfaces Repair of damaged body parts is carried out by drawing, leveling, straightening with metal shrinkage, cutting out areas that cannot be repaired, making repair inserts from...
Removal and installation of a cowl Disconnect the windshield washer tube from the tee on the hood and the electrical wires from the engine compartment ramp. Take out the electrical wires from the hood. Holding the...
Removal and installation of bumpers To remove the front bumper, unscrew the screws fastening to the side brackets 2 ( see fig. 164 ) and unscrew through the holes from the bottom of the bumper two bolts for...
Removal and installation of facing of a radiator Remove self-tapping screws 4 ( see fig. 165 ): Two screws at the ends of the trim along the lower edges, five at the front of the vehicle and eight at the top. Remove facing 6...
Restoration of the paintwork of the body Coating polishing To preserve the paintwork of the body and keep it in good condition for a long time, it is necessary to select polishing agents that correspond to the condition...
Body anti-corrosion protection Anti-corrosion compounds Corrosion is most exposed to bearing hollow (hidden) body cavities, bottom, lower parts of doors, pillars, as well as joints of body parts, including...
Body sealing Rubber seals are used to ensure tightness (pic. 183) various profiles, sealing mastics, rubber plugs for technological holes, and also carefully adjust all mating parts. Pic. 183....