Front Wheel Housing

Front Wheel Housing

CAUTION!
Do not damage cast nodes or extruded sections when cutting





Front wheel housing - Replacing

Cutting locations

- Separating cut in plenum chamber

- Separating cut: carrier for suspension strut mounting

- Separating cut: longitudinal member in front of cast node

- Separate original joint.

- Remove wheel housing.

- Remove remaining material from cast node

Replacement part





• Front wheel housing

Welding in

- Prepare body flanges and new parts for welding.

- Assemble new part using alignment bracket.

- Suspension strut mounting/ subframe bracket to plenum chamber (from below), SG stepped seam

- Suspension strut mounting to carrier, SG continuous seam.





- Separating cut at plenum chamber: place additional metal behind joint, SG continuous seam

- Weld remaining joint in, SG continuous seam.

- Front longitudinal member to cast node, SG continuous seam.