5.5 Frame and Body Mounting
5.5.1 Mounting Points and Tubing
WARNING: Drilling into reinforcements
and load paths may have a detrimental
affect on crash performance. Vehicle
Converter shall confirm any changes
comply with general product safety
requirements, legal requirements or type
approvals
Unused holes on frame maybe a result of the
production process and may not necessarily be
designed for fixing additional equipment. Always
use chassis mounts as shown in sub frame for low
floor or other equipment. If additional fixings are
required please follow the recommendation given
in the figure shown. This does not apply to areas
of load applications such as spring fixings or
damper fixings.
NOTE: After drilling, deburr and countersink all
holes and remove chips from the frame. Follow
corrosion prevention.
Refer to: 5.4 Corrosion Prevention (page 150).
Frame Drilling and Welding
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Dimensions (mm) for Body Attachment Holes in Chassis Frame Top Flange
DescriptionItem
45 mm FRONT / 15mm REARA
45 mm FRONT / 15mm REARB
45 mm FRONT / 15mm REARC
45 mm FRONT / 15mm REARD
Do NOT enlarge chassis rail holes, or drill within the surrounding area.E
Do not drill any more than 2 vertical holes in the chassis rail.F
1. No welding permitted except as detailed
below:
2. To make holes in frames do not use a gas
flame. Drill holes using sharp drills.
3. Use cold riveting only when attaching brackets
with rivets.
4. Use high tensile bolts and appropriate nuts
when bolted attachments are used.
• Bolt Specifications :
• Metric – Property class 8.8 or 10.9
• Japanese – 7T or 9T
• SAE – Grade 5 or 8
5. Deburr holes after drilling to fit bolts or rivets.
Chamfer 1.0mm x 45 degree on the bolt head
side of the hole to facilitate bolt seating.
6. Holes must NOT be drilled near side member
profile changes.
7. Existing holes in top and bottom flanges must
NOT be bored out.
8. No more than two holes are to be drilled in a
vertical line down from the frame web.
9. Corrosion protection is to be applied post
drilling operations to the vehicle. Corrosion
protection & protective coatings for all
modifications should conform to all local
regulatory standards.
Date of Publication: 06/2022
FORD RANGER 2022
Composed on:Thu Oct 13 04:01:02 BST 2022
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