Volkswagen Taos: Body, rear. Rear cross member
Assembly overview – rear cross member
Assembly overview – rear cross member
1 - Stop buffer mounting
❏ Left
2 - Rear cross member
❏ → Rep. gr.53; Renewing rear cross member
3 - Partition
4 - Stop buffer mounting
❏ Right
5 - Bonded area
6 - Separating cut
Renewing rear cross member
Renewing rear cross member
WARNING
Gases/ vapours hazardous to health are generated when welding, soldering or cutting using tools which produce sparks in foam-treated areas.
– Do not weld, solder or cut closer than 15 mm to moulded foam inserts.
– Use an extraction system during work.
NOTICE
If separating cuts are made too deep, underlying reinforcement could be damaged.
– Only make separating cuts with body saw.
– Rewelding of reinforcements is not permitted due to safety reasons.
NOTICE
If welds are positioned too far on outside, strength could be impaired
– RP weld points must be placed as far as possible from outer edge of welding flange.
NOTICE
If adhesive is applied prematurely, bond could be impaired
– New part must be welded in within 90 minutes.
Observe safety information → Rep. gr.00; Safety information
Only tools and workshop equipment authorised by Volkswagen AG may be used → Rep. gr.00; Tools.
Removing
– Separate original joint.
– Remove rear cross member -1-.
– Remove remaining material.
– Completely remove adhesive residue.
– Sand bonding and welding surfaces down to bare metal, and clean them.
Installing
Replacement parts
♦ For allocation of 2-pack body adhesive, see → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA)
Important
● New parts must be adapted and attached with the vehicle standing on its wheels or straightening bracket set.
– Lightly sand down bonding surfaces in area of web plates.
– Grind bonding surfaces and welding surfaces on new part -1- to -4- down to bare metal and clean.
– Drill 8 mm diameter holes for SG plug weld seam in new part -1-.
– Drill 8 mm diameter holes for weld studs -3- in new part -1-.
– Adapt weld studs -3- to fit, and fix them in position.
– Weld in weld studs -3- (SG continuous weld seam).
– Apply 2-component body adhesive to entirety of new part -2- and -4-.
– Adapt new part -2- and -4- to new part -1-, and fix in position.
– Weld in new part -2- and -4- on new part -1-, RP spot weld seam.
– Apply 2-component body adhesive to entire surface.
– Adapt new part -1- to fit, and fix it in position.
– Check fit with attachments.
– Weld in new part -1- (RP spot weld seam and SG plug weld seam).
– When renewing partially, weld separating cut using either MIG solder seam or SG stepped weld seam method (both are permitted).
