Removing and installing mounting profile — VW
Removing and installing mounting profile on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Removing and installing mounting profile
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Hot air blower
V.A.G 1416
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1783
Universal working platform
Removing
Note
Removal and installation are described for the left vehicle side. The removal and installation of the right side of the vehicle is similar.
Remove drive unit for pop-up roof
Chapter
.
Remove any seals/sealant from mounting profiles and bolt heads on both sides.
Drill out riveted joints
2
on mounting profile
1
.
Remove bolts
3
.
Using
hot air blower
VAS 1978/14A
or
hot air blower
V.A.G 1416
, heat front and rear sections of mounting profile
1
until slight smoke is visible.
Use
front-end hook
3370
to separate the bonded joint at front and rear of mounting profile (lift in direction of
arrow
).
Completely release mounting profiles on left and right from roof frame, and remove them.
Note
All washers
4
must be removed after the removal of the mounting profiles, and must be bonded to the roof frame again.
The bonding surfaces need to be cleaned. Use
adhesive sealant
D 511 500 A2
for bonding the washers to the roof frame.
Installing
Install in reverse order, but note the following:
Apply
adhesive sealant
D 511 500 A2
5
to roof reinforcement at front and at rear, as shown in illustration.
Fit clean mounting profiles
1
.
Apply
adhesive sealant
D 511 500 A2
to all holes in mounting profiles
1
.
Insert bolts
2
, and tighten them starting in the middle.
Insert pop rivets
3
into mounting profiles
1
.
Rivet mounting profiles to front and rear roof reinforcement using
pop rivet pliers
VAS 5072A
.
Mounting profiles
1
need to be sealed with
adhesive sealant
D 511 500 A2
after they have been installed on font and rear roof reinforcement. Thoroughly spread
adhesive sealant
at transitions. Smooth sealant beads which are visible by means of commercially available
smoothing tool
to ensure that they are identical in appearance to the original sealant beads.
Note
Before installing the mounting profiles
1
, ensure that the washers
4
have been bonded to the roof frame.
Specified torques
Chapter
“
Assembly overview - mounting profile
”
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