Lincoln Nautilus: Rear End Sheet Metal Repairs / Quarter Panel LH. Removal and Installation

Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

Materials

Removal

1. Restore vehicle to pre-accident dimensions, if required.
   Refer to: Body and Frame (501-26 Body Repairs - Vehicle Specific Information and Tolerance Checks, Description and Operation).
   

1. Remove the following items:
   1. If required, remove the roof panel.
      Refer to: Roof Panel (501-28 Roof Sheet Metal Repairs, Removal and Installation).
      Refer to: Roof Panel - Vehicles With: Panoramic Roof Opening Panel (501-28 Roof Sheet Metal Repairs, Removal and Installation).
      
   2. Remove the liftgate.
      Refer to: Liftgate (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
      
   3. Remove the fuel filler door, LH side only.
      Refer to: Fuel Filler Door Assembly (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
      
   4. Remove the rear bumper cover.
      Refer to: Rear Bumper (501-19 Bumpers, Removal and Installation).
      
   5. Remove the side curtain airbag.
      Refer to: Side Curtain Airbag (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, Removal and Installation).
      
   6. Remove the rear quarter glass.
      Refer to: Fixed Glass (501-11 Glass, Frames and Mechanisms, General Procedures).
      
   7. Remove the C-pillar trim panel.
      Refer to: C-Pillar Trim Panel (501-05) .
      
   8. Remove the B-pillar trim panel.
      Refer to: B-Pillar Trim Panel (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation).
      
   9. Remove the rear door.
      Refer to: Rear Door (501-03) .
      

1. Position aside the carpeting and wiring harness.
   

1. NOTE: If damage to the quarter panel extends above the roof side rail area, the roof panel must be removed.

   Cut through the outer panel only. Possible cutlines.
   Use the General Equipment: Air Body Saw
   Use the General Equipment: Spherical Cutter

1. Remove the spot welds.
   Use the General Equipment: Spot Weld Drill Bit

1. Remove the spot welds along upper flange.
   Use the General Equipment: Spot Weld Drill Bit

1. NOTE: Use of a heat gun may aid in softening the adhesive.

   Remove the quarter panel outer panel section.
   Use the General Equipment: Spot Weld Drill Bit

Installation

1. Drill holes in the replacement panel for plug welding.
   Use the General Equipment: 8 mm Drill Bit

1. Apply adhesive and expandable NVH foam as indicated.
   Material: Metal Bonding Adhesive / TA-1, TA-1-B, 3M™ 08115, LORD Fusor® 108B, Henkel Teroson EP 5055
   Material: Flexible Foam Repair / 3M™ 08463, LORD Fusor® 121

1. Install the quarter panel and weld.
   Use the General Equipment: MIG/MAG Welding Equipment
   Use the General Equipment: Resistance Spotwelding Equipment
   Use the General Equipment: Locking Pliers

1. Weld the quarter panel upper flange.
   Use the General Equipment: MIG/MAG Welding Equipment

1. Seam weld at the cutline locations.
   Use the General Equipment: MIG/MAG Welding Equipment

1. Metal finish all panel sectioning seams using typical metal finishing techniques.
   

1. Sealing work: All areas must be sealed to production level.
   

1. Refinish using a Ford approved paint system.
   

1. Restore corrosion protection.
   Refer to: Corrosion Prevention (501-25 Body Repairs - General Information, General Procedures).
   

1. Reposition the carpeting and wiring harness.
   

1. Install the following items:
   1. If required, install the roof panel.
      Refer to: Roof Panel (501-28 Roof Sheet Metal Repairs, Removal and Installation).
      Refer to: Roof Panel - Vehicles With: Panoramic Roof Opening Panel (501-28 Roof Sheet Metal Repairs, Removal and Installation).
      
   2. Install the liftgate.
      Refer to: Liftgate (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
      
   3. Install the fuel filler door, LH side only.
      Refer to: Fuel Filler Door Assembly (501-03 Body Closures, Removal and Installation).
      
   4. Install the rear bumper cover.
      Refer to: Rear Bumper (501-19 Bumpers, Removal and Installation).
      
   5. Install the side curtain airbag.
      Refer to: Side Curtain Airbag (501-20B Supplemental Restraint System, Removal and Installation).
      
   6. Install the rear quarter glass.
      Refer to: Fixed Glass (501-11 Glass, Frames and Mechanisms, General Procedures).
      
   7. Install the C-pillar trim panel.
      Refer to: C-Pillar Trim Panel (501-05) .
      
   8. Install the B-pillar trim panel.
      Refer to: B-Pillar Trim Panel (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation).
      
   9. Install the rear door.
      Refer to: Rear Door (501-03) .