Front Strut / Shock Tower: Service and Repair

Front Wheelhouse/Damper Housing

Removal

NOTE: This information explains the procedures after removal of all related parts.

Mass production body welding positions and numbers (Wheelhouse upper member and wheelhouse upper inner)







Mass production body welding positions and numbers (Front wheelhouse and damper housing)







Construction

- Remove the wheelhouse upper member.
- Replace the wheelhouse upper inner and the lower member as an assembly, and check the wheelhouse lower member support position for damage. If necessary, replace it.
- Check the damper position for damage. If necessary, replace the front wheelhouse and the damper housing.







Installation







1. Clamp the new damper housing, the front wheelhouse, the wheelhouse upper inner, and the front bulkhead, and measure the front compartment diagonally.

2. Check the body dimensions.
- Engine compartment.
- Engine/transmission mount position.
- Front wheelhouse lower member position.
- Engine compartment and front floor under view.
- Repair chart, top view.
- Repair chart, side view.

3. Tack weld the new parts and the front bulkhead into position.
4. Temporarily install the front subframe, and check the front side frame position.
5. Temporarily install the front fender, the hood, and the door, then check for differences in level and clearance. Check the external parts fitting position. If necessary, check the headlight and the front bumper positions. Make sure the body lines flow smoothly.

6. Do the main welding.
- Weld the damper housing (A), the damper housing lower extension (B) to the front side frame (C).
- Weld the damper housing and the dashboard upper side member (D).







7. From the passenger's side, plug weld the holes in the dashboard lower (A) and the damper housing lower extension (B).







8. Weld the wheelhouse upper inner (A) and the dashboard upper side member (B).







9. Weld the damper housing (A) and the wheelhouse upper inner (B).







10. Weld the front wheelhouse (A) to the damper housing (B), the front side frame (C), and the wheelhouse upper inner (D).







11. Weld the wheelhouse upper inner (A), the lower member (B), and the lower member support (C).







12. Weld the wheelhouse upper member (A).