Volkswagen Passat / Passat Variant (2011 year). Manual - part 69

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Renewing rear cross panel (Variant)

Includes: cross member for rear cross panel, left and right exhaust

system retainers and lock carrier

WARNING

Observe safety notes!

Safety notes ⇒ General Information; Body Repairs, General Body

Repairs ; Safety notes
• Spare wheel well already removed 

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1 - Cross panel
2 - Lock carrier
3 - Bonded area
4 - Right exhaust system re‐

tainer
5 - Cross member for rear

cross panel
6 - Left exhaust system retain‐

er

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Tools

Note

♦

The use of different types and different thicknesses of steel

requires that only the welding units (inverters) authorised by

Volkswagen AG may be used to carry out repairs properly.

♦

The welding units (inverters) and body tools authorised by

Volkswagen AG are listed in ⇒  ServiceNet, Workshop Equip‐

ment, EH catalogue, Workshop equipment, Body and paint‐

work .

2.2

Removing

– Separate original outer joint.
– Separate bonded areas -2-.

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It is advisable to additionally open a section of the original joint to left and right tail light mountings -1- and to

pull the tail light mounting outwards slightly, to ease the removal of the old rear cross panel and the installation

of the new rear cross panel.

– Separate inner original joint.
– Separate original joints of left and right exhaust system re‐

tainers -1 and 2-.

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surface back to bare metal.

2.3

Installing

Note

Only welding units authorised by Volkswagen AG may be used

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2.3.1

Preparing new part

New part
♦ Cross panel with lock carrier
♦ Cross member for rear cross panel
♦ Left exhaust system retainer
♦ Right exhaust system retainer
♦ 2K body adhesive -D 180 KD3 A2-

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