Audi A8 - Front Wheel Housing - Renewal; Procedure

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3 Front wheel housing - Renewal
WARNING
Always observe safety precautions.
Safety notes ⇒ General Information; Body Repairs, General Body
Repairs ; Safety notes .
3.1 Procedure
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Compact angle grinder -VAS 5167-
♦ Shielded arc welding equipment 250A
♦ Pneumatic sabre saw -V.A.G 1523A-
WARNING
Take care not to damage node castings and extruded sections
when cutting.
– Make separating cut in plenum chamber as shown using pneu‐
matic sabre saw -V.A.G 1523A- .
– Make separating cut in support for suspension strut mounting
as shown using pneumatic sabre saw -V.A.G 1523A- .
– Make separating cut in longitudinal member in front of node
casting as shown using pneumatic sabre saw -V.A.G 1523A- .
– Detach wheel housing.
– Remove remaining material from node casting using compact
angle grinder -VAS 5167- .
Audi A8 2003 ➤
Body Repairs - Edition 05.2011
42 Rep. gr.50 - Body - front