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Repair Overview - Parts Sectioning (Cut and Joint) Guidelines
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Parts Sectioning (Cut and Joint) Guidelines |
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Various high-strength steel materials with different sheet thicknesses and strengths are applied in many places that vary by body design in order to increase collision safety performance, body stiffness and weight reduction. Stiffening members inside each part (patch, stiffener, etc.) are also specified in detail.
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Follow these guidelines to avoid an unsafe repair: |
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Avoid sectioning (cut and joint) except for outer panels and floor panels unless a specific procedure is provided in the body repair manual. However, depending on the type of the vehicle damage, steel parts with a tensile strength of 780 MPa or less may be sectioned (cut and joint) under the following conditions: |
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Sectioning must be done in a single-layer area of the part. | |
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Multi-layer internal steel reinforcements and stiffeners must not be cut. | |
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The repair is not in a load bearing area such as engine, transmission, or suspension mounting points. | |
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Replace body structural components such as reinforcements and other multi-layered steel parts as assemblies that match the replacement parts configuration. | |
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Refer to section 3 “Replacement” in this manual for any sectioning opportunities. | |
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For welded parts replacement or sectioning, follow the procedures specified in this manual. | |
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Do not perform butt welding on the repair parts constructed of, or containing, steel with a tensile strength of 980 MPa or greater. | | | | 
