551819 Removing and Installing upper Part of Front Lid Lock

WM 551819 Removing and installing upper part of front lid lock

Technical values





Removing upper part of front lid lock

1. Open the front lid.
2. Screw off fastening nuts -1- and remove upper part of lid lock -2-.





Fastening nuts on upper part of lid lock

Installing upper part of front lid lock

Information

- The self-locking nuts must always be replaced.

1. Roughly position upper part of lock -2-.





Roughly positioning upper part of lid lock

2. Screw on fastening nuts -1- so that the upper part of the lock -2- can still be moved.
3. Lower the lid slowly until the bar for the upper part of the lock -1- is touching the lower part of the lock. The bar must be centred flush with the slit in the lower part of the lock -2-.





Checking position

4. Open the lid.
5. Tighten fastening nuts to the specified tightening torque => Tightening torque: 12 Nm (9 ftlb.).

Checking closing function of lid lock

1. Check the closing function of the lid lock.





Checking position

1.1. Close the lid fully.
1.2. Release the lid.
1.3. Check that the hook -3- holds the lid down.
1.4. Release the hook until the bolt on the lower part of the lock -4- is free.