Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to Approved Equipment for Collision Repair Caution in the Preface section.
- Remove the box assembly. Refer to
Pickup Box Replacement
in
Body Rear End.
- Remove the end gate. Refer to
Endgate Replacement
in Body Rear
End.
- Remove the wheelhouse liner.
- Remove the tail lamp. Refer to
Tail Lamp Assembly and /or Backup, Sidemarker, Stop, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
in Lighting
Systems.
- Repair as much of the damage as possible, according to factory specifications.
- Note the location and remove the sealers and anti-corrosion materials
from the repair area, as necessary. Refer to
Anti-Corrosion Treatment and Repair
in Paint/Coatings.
- Note the location of all spot welds to be drilled out.
- Locate and drill out spot welds on the inside
of the panel.
- Locate and drill out the spot welds on the lower
wheelhouse panel and the lower rear post to the rear sill.
- Locate and drill out the spot welds that attach
the cross sill to the sill extension.
- Remove the side panel.
Installation Procedure
- Drill 8-mm (5/16-in) plug weld holes in the service part as noted.
- Prepare all mating surfaces as necessary.
- Apply 3M Weld-Thru Coating, P/N 05916 or equivalent to all mating
surfaces.
- Position the service part on to the bed assembly.
- Plug weld inside of the service part.
- Plug weld the lower wheelhouse and the lower
rear post to the rear sill.
- Plug weld cross sill to the sill extension.
- Clean and prepare all welded surfaces.
- Apply the sealers and anti-corrosion materials to the repair area, as
necessary. Refer to
Anti-Corrosion Treatment and Repair
in Paint/Coatings.
- Paint and repair the area. Refer to
Basecoat/Clearcoat Paint Systems
in General
Information.
- Install the wheelhouse liner.
- Install the tail lamp. Refer to
Tail Lamp Assembly and /or Backup, Sidemarker, Stop, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
in Lighting
Systems.
- Install the box assembly. Refer to
Pickup Box Replacement
in Body
Rear End.
- Install the end gate. Refer to
Endgate Replacement
in Body Rear
End.