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Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
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General InformationBody Repairs, General Body Repairs - Edition 12.2016
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1 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .d.by. V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t g.u.ar. . . . . . . ... 1
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1.1 Part removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .th.or.is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nt.ee.o. . . ... 1
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1.2 Battery and welding operation . . s.s a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .r a.c . ... 1
1.3 Electronic control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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1.4 Paint, glass, soft pad and trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.6 Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.7 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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1.8 Check the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Safety specifications for the seat belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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1.10 Body repair on a vehicle equipped with the seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.11 Perform cutting off, correcting and/or levelling on a vehicle equipped with airbags . . . . . . 8
1.12 Remove the front seats with a side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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2 Basic instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.1 Diagnosis of the accident vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.2 Condition of the body and/or the parts for delivery to the painting workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.3 Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.4 Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.5 Body-cut part and part section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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2.6 Original connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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2.7 Galvanized body parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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2.8 Remove the rest part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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2.9 New parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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3 Symbolic interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Symbolic interpretation for welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Symbolic interpretation for the operation method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 Body repair tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.1 Flaring tool V.A.G 1317 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2 Punching pliers V.A.G 1329 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 Basic equipment V.A.G 1366/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4 Bottom protection layer spray gun V.A.G 1379 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.5 Electric blower V.A.G 1416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.6 Door tensioner V.A.G 1438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.7 Body equipment component V.A.G 1439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.8 Pneumatic cutting knife V.A.G 1523 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.9 Air chisel V.A.G 1577 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.10 Edge closing iron block V.A.G 1585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.11 Welding fume ventilator V.A.G 1586 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.12 Welding spot releasing device V.A.G 1731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.13 Pneumatic spray gun V.A.G 1761/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.14 Pneumatic punching and thinning pliers VAS 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.15 Pneumatic adhesive spray gun V.A.G 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.16 Door hinge correction tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.17 Hose kit 5023 for the inert gas protection welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.18 Angle grinder VAS 5174 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.19 Angle grinder VAS 5175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.20 Wire brush VAS 5182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5 Body bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.1 Transporter 1991 → . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.2 Bonding types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3 Repair method for replacing the parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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6 Corrosion protection measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

6.1 Corrosion protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7 Waste disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.1 Waste disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.2 Air pressure tappet exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.3 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8 Contact corrosion protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.1 Connection of aluminium alloy/magnesium alloy with steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9 Steel plate repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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10.1 Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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10.3 Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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11.1 Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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11.2 Repairing the pit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11.3 Repairing the scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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11.4 Repair the crack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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11.5 Repairing the small hole (the diameter is more than 30 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11.6 Plastic repair (glass fibre material) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
11.7 Repair process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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12 Glass repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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1 Safety Instructions
(Edition 12.2016)
1.1 Part removal

Before the gravity centre position of the vehicle changes greatly
due to the removal, the vehicle must be securely fixed on the lifting
platform.
1.2 Battery and welding operation
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Before disconnecting the battery grounding, first obtain the code

of the radio. Before handing over the vehicle to the customer,
make the radio ready for playing through entering the correct
code.
Before carrying out any welding, always disconnect the two ter‐
minals of the battery, and then cover the two poles of the battery.
Before carrying out any operation producing possible sparks near
the battery, always remove the vehicle battery.
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1.4 Paint, glass, soft pad and trim

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The drained air conditioner may only be filled in a maintenance
shop equipped with special V.A.G equipment. In case of required
safety measures, the equipment must be turned on to drain the
refrigerant.
If necessary during repairing the vehicle, drain the refrigerant cir‐
cuit, and avoid contact with the refrigerant or the refrigerant
vapour!
Wear rubber gloves and goggles to protect your hands and eyes!
The reason is that refrigerant spilt onto the unprotected human
body parts may cause a frostbite in a serious situation.
WARNING
It is suggested to prepare a rinsing bottle for flushing your eyes.

If liquid refrigerant enters your eyes, rinse immediately with
water for 15 minutes.
Then wash your eyes with eye drop, and go to see an oph‐
thalmologist right away even if your eyes do not hurt. You must
tell the doctor that the frostbite is caused by refrigerant R12 or
R134a.
If the refrigerant is still in contact with other parts of the body
even though the safety measures are followed, these areas
also need to be thoroughly rinsed with cold water immediately
for at least 15 minutes.
Although refrigerant causes no fire risk, smoking is not allowed in

a room where the refrigerant is placed. The reason is that a lit
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After coming in to contact with a triggered airbag unit, wash your
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1.8 Check the seat belts
WARNING
Systematically check the seat belt system every time after an

accident! If one item is found damaged according to the items
to be checked, the customer must be informed of the necessity
to replace the seat belt.
Items to be checked:
♦ Belt body
♦ Automatic retractor (locking function)
♦ Visual inspection of the seat belt buckle
♦ Seat belt buckle function
♦ Seat belt guide member and tongue
♦ Fixing piece and fixing point
♦ Automatic waist seat belt retractor
Note
If the customer refuses to replace a damaged seat belt, corre‐

sponding notes must be made.
1.8.1 Belt body

– Pull the seat belt completely out of the automatic seat belt re‐
tractor or the waist seat belt adjuster.
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1.8.2 Automatic retractor (locking function)

The automatic seat belt retractor has two locking functions.
♦ The first locking function is triggered when the seat belt is
quickly extracted from the automatic seat belt retractor (belt
extraction acceleration).
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• No locking function-replace the seat belt together with the seat
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1.8.4 Seat belt buckle function

Check the seat belt locking mechanism:
– Push the tongue into the seat belt buckle till you hear the en‐
gagement sound. Vigorously pull the seat belt to check wheth‐
er the closing mechanism locks.
• Even there is only one locking failure of the tongue in the seat
belt buckle for over 5 inspections, the seat belt must be re‐
placed together with the seat belt buckle.
Check the unlocking mechanism:
– Use your finger to press the button on the seat belt buckle to
release the seat belt. When the belt body is released, the
tongue must automatically come out of the seat belt buckle.
• Check for least 5 times. As long as the latch does not pop out
for at least one time, replace the seat belt together with the
seat belt buckle.
WARNING
it is not never permissible to use lubricant on the button of the

seat belt buckle to eliminate the noise or blockage in case of
the seat belt operation.
1.8.5 Seat belt guide member and tongue

After the seat belt system is stressed (when the seat belt is dam‐
aged in an accident), there will be some small parallel clefts on
the guide member with a plastic coating. (This is different from the
wear often seen, and the latter shows smooth wear without fine
patterns).
– Check the plastic materials for deformation, peeling and crack‐

ing.
• Replace the seat belt together with the seat belt buckle in case
of clefts and/or damages.
1.8.6 Fixing piece and fixing point

♦ The fixing strip/bracket is deformed (stretched).
♦ The height adjustment device does not work.
♦ Fixing points (seat, door post or vehicle floor) are deformed or
the threads are damaged.
• Replace the seat belt together with the seat belt buckle in case
of damage found on these parts.
• Replace the fixing points.
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a mechanical blasting seat belt tensioner without the wearing
identification function (trigger lock). The battery grounding
must be disconnected for an electric blasting seat belt tension‐
er.
Note
If the seat belt is completely retracted, in case of an accident, the

wearing identification device (trigger lock) will hinder triggering of
the mechanical blasting seat belt tensioner.
WARNING
During cutting off, correcting and/or levelling, do not pull out

the seat belt for the seat belt tensioner with a wearing identifi‐
cation device. In case of a large vibration caused during cutting
off, correcting and/or levelling, you must also remove the seat
belt tensioner with a wearing identification device.
There is no wearing identification device on the vehicle seat belt

tensioners listed below:
• Golf 1992 →
• Golf Cabriolet 1994 →
• Passat 1988 →
• Passat 1994 →
• Polo 1995 →
• Polo Classic 1996 →
• Polo Wagon 1998 →
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levelling on a vehicle equipped with air‐
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During operation on the airbag system as well as correction op‐
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be disconnected.
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2 Basic instructions
2.1 Diagnosis of the accident vehicle

In case of the accident vehicle repair, the occasionally undiscov‐
ered damage on the chassis and the unit suspension may cause
serious damage in future. In case of a traffic accident, this means
that the vehicle has borne a high load, and therefore do not only
check axles, but also pay attention to the following parts:
♦ Determine whether the functions of the steering system and
the steering tie rod are normal through checking the steering
angle. Visually check for bending or cracking.
♦ Check the chassis and all chassis components, e.g. swing
arm/longitudinal control arm, shock strut, steering knuckle,
stabilizer bar, secondary beam, axle body and their fixing
pieces for bending or cracking.
♦ Check the rims and the tyres for damage extent, radial run-out
and unbalance degree. Check the tyre pattern depth and the
tyre side, and check the tyre inflation pressure.
♦ Check the suspension devices for the engine, the gearbox, the
axles and the exhaust device for damage.
♦ In the end, perform a proper trial driving after the repair, in
order to ensure traffic safety and good mechanical Acondition
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2.3 Correction
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warehouse.
– On the contrary,“Part Section”is to be cut from the part itself.
Operation shall be carried out by strictly following the way de‐
scribed and illustrated in the body repair manual in a specific
situation.
2. Basic instructions 9
– Since using“Cut Part”or“Part Section”as well as applying

which special tool will influence the period, various tools and
equipment are described separately in the repair manual.
2.6 Original connection

“Original Connection”is interpreted as welding connection adop‐
ted for vehicle manufacturing.
The welding connection positions shall be recovered during the
body repair.
Make sure that the welding spots in case of repair are no less than
the welding spots in the batch production.
The methods and processes different from the original connection
are described in relevant body repair manual.
2.7 Galvanized body parts

With use of the fully galvanized steel plates, the body is already
of a high corrosion resistance in the frame production phase. In
order to maintain the performance of anti-penetration rust, make
sure to follow ⇒ page 26 the operation procedures in the repair
instructions.
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Golf 1984→1991.
• There is no hole for the rear windshield wiper or the interior
panel in the rear trunk lid of Transporter 1991→.
In this case, it is suggested for the repair shop to make
a“template”using the damaged part.
10 2. Basic instructions
Such as holes for for the rear windshield wiper in the rear trunk
lid of Transporter 1991→:
• Use body saw -V.A.G 1523- to cut off a part of the trunk lid,
and pay attention to the significant contour at this time. For the
VW emblem notch and the upper wiper hole edge as exam‐
ples, remove the burrs of the side cut, and use fabric-rein‐
forced adhesive tapes for protection.
Before painting the new parts and in case of installing the module
and marking the holes to be drilled, you must pay attention to the
material strength of the module.
Before delivering the parts (such as doors, engine compartment
baffle/rear trunk cover or fenders) to the painting workshop,
please check for transportation damage. If transportation damage
or other damages are found in case of assembly, this may avoid
a repeated painting.
2.11 Moulded foam plastic pads

These moulded parts are installed in the body manufacturing
process, and their volumes begin to grow from about 180°C in the
drying oven in the painting workshop.
Use the moulded foam plastic pads in the following methods:
– Remove the residual foam from the vehicle.
– Restore the paint structure. If necessary, use glass primer -
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3 Symbolic interpretation
3.1 Symbolic interpretation for welding
RP resistance pressure spot weld (single row) RP = resistance
pressure spot welding
RP resistance pressure spot weld (double rows)
RP resistance pressure spot weld (double staggered rows)
SG inert gas protection plug weld SG = inert gas plug welding
SG inert gas protection spot welding

SG full inert gas protection weld
SG discontinuous full inert gas protection weld
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– Drill out the welding spots for carrying out subsequent inert
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4 Body repair tools
Note
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4.1 Flaring tool -V.A.G 1317-
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♦ Spraying the bottom protection layer paint
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4.5 Electric blower -V.A.G 1416-

♦ Releasing the frozen locks, trunk lid and doors
♦ Drying the ignition and illuminating systems
♦ Heating the fenders for their easier removal from the body
♦ Drying the body interior without removing the surface skin
♦ Accelerating the adhesive drying
♦ Remove the adhesive on the body and the windshield surface
more quickly and easily
4.6 Door tensioner -V.A.G 1438-

♦ During body repair, ensuring a correct door gap, and also used
as an auxiliary tool in case of welding of different steel plate
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4.9 Air chisel -V.A.G 1577-
4.10 Edge closing iron block -V.A.G 1585-

♦ Used for closing the curved weld during the body repair
4.11 Welding fume ventilator -V.A.G 1586-

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4.13 Pneumatic spray gun -V.A.G 1761/1-

The pneumatic spray gun with original factory optical lens is used
for spraying the seal and bottom protection layer paint.
In addition, all 310 ml adhesive cartridges may be handled by the
spray gun.
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4.19 Angle grinder -VAS 5175-

♦ 1500 W; diameter 180 mm
4.20 Wire brush -VAS 5182-

♦ Use the wire brush to remove the paint in the not easily ac‐
cessible areas (such as the inside of the roof frame).

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– See the instructions for use of the repair adhesive for prepa‐
ration measures of the bonding surface and tips related to
processing.
5.2 Bonding types

In order to improve the stiffness and strength of the body, the
manufacturer uses more and more bonding and spot welding
connections on the body. They are distinguished as follows:
5.2.1 Bonding-strong
Plates are only bonded with adhesive.
Overlap width of the strong bonding surface shall be no less than
2 mm and no more than 4 mm. You must align the bonding surface
if necessary.
Repair measure
– Use the material specified in the repair manual or the acces‐
sory manual to restore the bonding.
20 5. Body bonding
5.2.2 Bonding-spot welding

A conductive adhesive is used between plates for the spot weld‐
ing bonding, and therefore a through welding may be achieved.
Overlap width of the spot welding bonding surface shall be no
more than 1 mm. You must align the bonding surface if necessary.
Welding current is not allowed to be increased for the spot welding
bonding. Due to extrusion of the adhesive, the pre-pressing pe‐
riod must be extended by around 30-50 minutes. The produced
gas must be discharged.
5.3 Repair method for replacing the parts

In addition to spot welding the adhesive, adhesive DA 001 730
A1 and pneumatic spray gun -V.A.G 2005- may be used in com‐
bination.
There are following different operation methods according to the
welding methods (spot welding and plug welding) in case of both
bonding and welding:
5.3.1 Spot welding and bonding

In case of spot welding and bonding for repair, which is like batch
production, renew the areas of all the welding spots and bonding
points.
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nection, only replace the outer plate, and still set the repair AG. Volkswagen A
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– Remove the adhesive that flows out.
– Corrosion protection measures ⇒ page 22 .
– Paint the body ⇒ surface technical/chemical material folder.
5. Body bonding 21
6 Corrosion protection measures
6.1 Corrosion protection agen

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7 Waste disposal instructions
7.1 Waste disposal

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parts, Volkswagen and Audi must perform wage
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7. Waste disposal instructions 23

7.2 Air pressure tappet exhaust

– Hold the air pressure tappet by an area x=50 mm in a vice.
WARNING
The vice is only allowed to hold this range, otherwise there will
be a risk of an accident!
– Saw at the first 1/3 point of the whole air pressure tappet cyl‐
inder length (using the end of the plunger lever of the cylinder
as a reference point).
Note
♦ Protective goggles shall be worn during the sawing.

♦ Use a piece of cloth to cover the sawed area, in order to block
the oil that spouts out.
♦ Dispose the oil and the cloth according to current waste dis‐
posal route.
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sales centre. The blasting components detonated in an accident
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may be disposed as scrap or industrial waste similar to household
waste.
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8 Contact corrosion protection
8.1 Connection of aluminium alloy/magne‐

sium alloy with steel
Note
♦ In case of connecting aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy with

steel, you must follow the corrosion protection measures de‐
scribed in the following. At the bolt connection points between
aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy and steel:
♦ Fenders
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9 Steel plate repair
9.1 High-strength body plate

More and more high-strength steel plates are used in out vehicles.
The range of application for this steel plate is shown in the illus‐
tration repair group 00 in the body repair manual.
What is the high-strength steel plate?
The appearance is similar to common steel plate, but due to the
alloy composition different from the common body steel plate, it
has a higher yield point. This means that the same stress on the
steel plates, the pit on the high-strength steel plate is not as deep
as that on the common body steel plate.
What are the necessary considerations in case of levelling?
Use a common tool to level. Since a bigger projection has a stron‐
ger resilience performance, apply a larger force if necessary.
There may be material breakage in case of material bending de‐
formation.
What are the necessary considerations in case of correction with
a straightener or a hydraulic press?
Since the high-strength steel plate has a larger resilience per‐
formance, a greater stretching must be achieved than the com‐
mon steel plate before restoration to the required position. Due to
a large stress, the common steel plate welded together with the
steel plate will also bear a great load. This increases the stress
on the related parts. In order to prevent the common steel plate
from deformation or cracking, you must use additional fixing
measures.
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bonding, there will be pits in these positions. These pits may still
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be seen on the cooled steel plate. For this reason, the radiation
heater is only allowed to slowly rise to the maximum power. It is
safe for drying in a drying room.
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9. Steel plate repair
9.2.2 Part cutting

– Try not to use the cutting method (cutting torch) with heating
process (only the rough cutting).
– In order not to damage the zinc layer in the separation area,
the mechanical separation method is preferred, such as: Body
saw.
9.2.3 Connection process

The resistance pressure spot welding (RP) only causes slight
burn to the zinc layer in the spot centre. In addition, the zinc pro‐
tection ring formed around the welding spot provides corrosion
protection.
Whenever possible, always use the resistance pressure spot
welding (RP).
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welding) in case of performing resistance pressure spot wwelding
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operation site must be provided, and a proper smoke ventilator
(such as -V.A.G 1586- ) shall be used to discharge the smoke.
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voltage raising alone only produces a large electric arch (in‐
sufficient melting and porous weld structure).
♦ Use the cylindrical air nozzle to replace the conical air nozzle
(gas blisters after being ejected from the narrow air nozzle).
♦ The welding torch moves from 0° to 10° in the position around
12 mm above the welding body.
♦ Try to use soft welding wires.
♦ Both CO2 and a gas mixture may be used as the protection
gas.
9. Steel plate repair 27

9.3.2 Resistance pressure spot welding RP of

the galvanized steel plate
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to determine the beat welding result.
Use a force vertical to one steel plate surface to tear a narrow
strip of sample piece from the other steel plate through winding.
At this time, if the welding spot is of a good quality, the sample
piece is not torn on the contact surface, and“Stays There As a
Whole”.
28 9. Steel plate repair

10 Aluminium repair
Note
♦ This instruction only applies to vehicles of a common steel

structure and equipped with aluminium plates on the body.
♦ The range of application for the aluminium plates is shown in
the illustration repair group 00 in the body repair manual.
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10.1 Painting
The body painting is the same as the steel body.
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You must use cleaning device DA 009 802 in case of using a

grinding wheel, drill bit, milling cutter and disk cutter.
Clean the surface with nitro diluent.
The other surfaces are treated the same as steel.
Note
Cover the aluminium parts in case of grinding and welding the

steel parts. Immediately remove the iron filings dropped on the
aluminium, otherwise contact corrosion may occur.
WARNING
Use tools applying to steel material or aluminium material.

Suggestion: Aluminium tool assembly -V.A.G 2010/2- in the
tool trolley
10. Aluminium repair 29

10.3 Levelling
Aluminium material is easier than steel material to incur material
stretching.
You shall avoid using sharp-edge or hard levelling tools (such as:
Steel hammer), and replace with a plastic hammer, wood hammer
or aluminium hammer.
Direct levelling methods (such as placing an aluminium plate be‐
tween the fixing support and the levelling hammer) shall be re‐
duced.
Levelling of aluminium plates is different from steel plates, and
starts from the projection centre.
Pressing shall be more frequent than knocking for aluminium
plates.
In case of trimming, gently press the bracket. Trimming with an
excessive force may cause material stretching. For this reason,
you shall use hard wood brackets.
However, if the material still incurs stretching, hot air may be used
to perform contraction in order to remove it.
WARNING
The maximum contraction temperature through hot air is 150°

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11 Plastic repair method
11.1 Material
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WARNING
Pay attention to general accident prevention regulations. It is

not allowed to repair safety related parts of which the functions
(such as collision absorption) may be not guaranteed any more
after repair.
Plastic repair performed using plastic repair kit D 007 700 (con‐
taining plastic part repair adhesive - DCN 180 KU1 Z1- , plastic
part surfactant - DCN 822 150 Z1- , plastic cleaning agent - DCN
195 850 Z2- and mixing nozzle - DCN 001 001- ) may be inter‐
preted as repair of painted body plastic parts, such as bumpers
and rearview mirror covers. Check with care before repair to see
the repair feasibility as well as the economic repair worth (repair/
new part).
11. Plastic repair method 31

You may also repair plastic parts with a texture surface. However,
you may not meet the quality standard of a new part surface.
11.2 Repairing the pit
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– Use a sandpaper of a grit size 120 to grind the pit area.

– Then clean the repair area with plastic cleaning agent - DCN
195 850 Z2- . The ventilation period is 5 minutes.
– Now spray a thin layer of plastic surfactant - DCN 822 150 Z1- ,
and notice that the ventilation period is 10 minutes.
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Place it at 60°C-70°C for 15 minutes.
– Use a sandpaper of a grit size 120 to smooth the repair area.
– Remove the smoothing dust.
– Body painting shall be carried out according to the paint repair
manual.

11.3 Repairing the scratch
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– An infra-red radiator may be used for accelerated hardening.

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11.4 Repair the crack
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– Then you may use plastic repair adhesive - DCN 180 KU1 Z1-
to fill the polished front area, and use a scraper to smooth it.
– You shall also use the infra-red radiator on the front in the
above method for accelerated hardening.


manual.
11.5 Repairing the small hole (the diameter is more than 30 mm)
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damage area by at least 20 mm.
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11.6 Plastic repair (glass fibre material)
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Pay attention to general accident prevention regulations. It is

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(such as collision absorption) may be not guaranteed any more
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area) about 100 mm around the breakage position, and clean
with plastic cleaning agent - DCN 195 850 Z2- .

– Cut to get three glass fibre pads:-1-overlapping the breakage

position by around 25 mm,-2-overlapping by around 50 mm
and-3-overlapping by around 75 mm.
Note
For a large breakage position, it is suggested to make a holder

with polystyrene foam plastic. Wrap the polystyrene foam plastic
with common PE plastic adhesive tape without printing, in order
to avoid contact with the polyester resin. Then use adhesive tape
to fix the prepared holder inside the breakage position.
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– Mix glass fibre-reinforced polyester resin (pay attention to the
instructions for use of the manufacturer), and apply it in the
repair area (shadow area).
– Smooth the repair area after hardening, and clean with plastic
cleaning agent - DCN 195 850 Z2- .

12 Glass repair
12.1 Repairing the windshield

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• No dirt or moisture penetrates into the crack area.

• Therefore repair shall not be delayed in case of damage.
If the following damages are not in the far vision field or the edge
area, repair is allowed:
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12.1.2 Required special tools, operating equip‐

ment, testing instruments and auxiliary
tools
♦ -VAS 1993- windshield repair kit
Including the following tools:
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12.1.3 Repair description

• Repair is carried out in a place without direct sunlight.
• Temperature at the repair site must be close to room temper‐
ature.
• There shall be no water mist in the operation area.
– Use a hard material scriber to mark the striking area, but do
not extend or remove the glass fragment at the same time.
42 12. Glass repair

– If moisture penetrates, use a suction hook for fixing from inte‐

rior, and use an electric blower for drying. If moisture may not
be removed, stop the repair.
– Place mirror -1-from interior, and adjust it to a position where
you may observe the damaged area well.
– Install tool holder -2-and injector-3- , allowing the rubber seal

of the injector to be accurately placed in the damaged area.
Check with the mirror.
– Completely screw out screw rod-2- from injector -1-.
– Add 2 to 3 drops of resin into injector-1- (resin amount for use
is up to each damaged area).
– The resin bottle shall be immediately inserted into the package
which will be sealed, as resin is sensitive to ultraviolet.
– Wait till resin flows to the rubber seal.
– Screw the screw rod-2- , in order to push and clamp injec‐
tor-1-. If the striking points become clear from the centre, this
indicates a correct pressure.
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– After that, turn the holder and the injector aside and check that
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if the resin has penetrated into the whole damaged area.
– Once there is still some air inside, place the suction hook in
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the repair area to exhaust the air.

– Cut cover film -1- and hold it with your hand. Remove the in‐
ss o
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cover film on the damaged area (do not press), in order to

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12. Glass repair 43

– Immediately place the injector back into the package, as resin

is sensitive to ultraviolet, and this allows reuse for the next
repair. Place the released tool holder back into the tool kit, and
remove the mirror and the holder.
– Fix ultraviolet lamp-1- above the damaged area. Use ultravio‐
let to shine the resin for 10 minutes, and then remove the
ultraviolet lamp.
– Use a trimming blade to smooth the damaged area, and polish
it with the 12 V drill and the polishing assembly if necessary.
Note
♦ There is no necessary maintenance period for the repaired

vehicle, and it may be driven immediately.
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Service Department. Technical Information

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2.5 Body-cut part and part section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.6 Original connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.8 Remove the rest part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

6 Corrosion protection measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

10.4 Temperature control for heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

12.1 Repairing the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tion in

1.1 Part removal

1.2 Battery and welding operation

Before disconnecting the battery grounding, first obtain the code

Switch on the ignition before connecting the battery!

electrical insulation part between the grounding terminal and the ab

welding area. wit

1.3.1 Processing of the electronic control unit

will not be necessary until there is at least one of the following

♦ The housing is significantly deformed or damaged.

♦ The instrument appearance is not damaged, but the bearing

surface or holder is deformed.

♦ The plug connection is damaged or rusted due to moisture.

♦ The functional check or unit self-diagnosis procedure may

as using V.A.G self-diagnosis procedure.

1.4 Paint, glass, soft pad and trim

After refrigerant is added into the air conditioner, its components

are allowed to be neither welded, nor brazed or soldered. If there

and soldering on the vehicle, welding is not allowed either. In term

In case that welding is performed near the refrigerant hose, it is

Invisible ultraviolet will be released during welding, and they may

1.6.1 Remedial measures:

It is suggested to prepare a rinsing bottle for flushing your eyes.

Although refrigerant causes no fire risk, smoking is not allowed in

The temperature of the airbag components must not exceed 100°

C, not even instantaneously.

1.8 Check the seat belts

Systematically check the seat belt system every time after an

If the customer refuses to replace a damaged seat belt, corre‐

1.8.1 Belt body

3-There are burns by cigarettes and the like.

1.8.2 Automatic retractor (locking function)

For safety reason, this driving test shall be performed on a road

1.8.4 Seat belt buckle function

it is not never permissible to use lubricant on the button of the

1.8.5 Seat belt guide member and tongue

– Check the plastic materials for deformation, peeling and crack‐

1.8.6 Fixing piece and fixing point

For damage (such as wear) not caused by a traffic accident, only

♦ The components of the seat belt tensioner are allowed to be

neither opened nor repaired; only new components may be

♦ In case of mechanical damage (buckling deformation and

crack) to the seat belt tensioner, it must be replaced.

en out of the shipping container.

be put back into the shipping container.

♦ Do not randomly place the seat belt tensioner unit.

♦ Do not use grease, cleaning agent or similar media to process

Before cutting off, correcting and/or levelling, you must remove

If the seat belt is completely retracted, in case of an accident, the