FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Front Brace



Front Brace

Assembly overview







1 - Front brace
2 - Tone bolts
- 25 Nm.
3 - Bolting points for fender flange
4 - Socket - head bolt
- 23 Nm.
- When removing lock carrier, remove bolt here.
5 - Bolting points for lower fender flange
6 - Tone bolts
- 25 Nm.
7 - Bolting points at longmember connecting piece
8 - Bolting points at impact absorber
9 - Socket - head bolt
- 30 Nm.

Remove dome brace







- Remove cylinder combination bolts - 1 - tightening torque 45 Nm.
- Remove cylinder combination bolts - 2 - tightening torque 3 Nm.
- Item 3 - plenum chamber, front section
- Item 4 - suspension strut holder cap

Arrow in illustration points in direction of travel.







- Remove cylinder combination bolts - 1 - tightening torque 9 Nm.
- Item 2 - transverse beam of suspension strut cap
- Item 3 - crossmember of front window
- Item 4 - support of connecting piece of window crossmember