Kia Sportage: Replacing body panels
Replacing body panels
Codes for disassembling and assembling body panels

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Most body parts are spot welded. In order to disassemble the damaged area, it
is best to disassemble the spot
welded area from the body frame using a spot cutter or candle type edge drill
bit. Do
1. Commercial spot welding machines do not perform
as well as the machines used in the manufacturing
process. When spot welding, increase the number
of spot welds by 30% (1.3 times the original num
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Installation
NOTE
Thoroughly clean all parts to be assembled.
Always use a new head and manifold gasket.
The cylinder head gasket is a metal gasket. Take care not to bend it.
Rotate the crankshaft, set the No.1 piston at TDC.
1. Install the cylinder head gasket (A) on the cylinder bloc
Components Location
Sub frame
Assist arm
Upper arm
Lower arm
Trailing arm
Rear axle
Coil spring
Shock absorber
Drive shaft
Stabilizer
Differential carrier
Components
(2WD)
Sub frame
Lower arm
Trailing arm