Remove a Rocker Panel
Rocker panels are formed sheet-steel members of a automobile vehicle oppose. They are located at the door sill and spot-welded to the floor pan and door jambs. In that the underside of the rocker panel is exposed to the elements, flood, mud and way pungency usually collect inside the panel's constitution, causing it to corrode and rust wound up.
Instructions
1. Extended the door above the rocker panel you Testament be removing. Remove the door sill trim plate by turning absent the attaching screw with a Philips screwdriver in a counterclockwise progression. Place the trim plate and screws aside.
2. Allot the spot welds that dominion the rocker panel in assign along the Joint of the panel. Whether needful to disclose the welds, manipulate an electric drill with a wire trundle attachment To cleanse rust and debris from the seam. Also check underneath the panel for spot welds.
3. Use a grinding wheel attached to a grinder to remove any stubborn spot welds. Grind only on the spot weld and avoid going through the second layer metal underneath the panel.
4. Continue drilling through all spot welds to release the rocker panel. Remove the panel from the vehicle by grasping it with both hands and pulling it away from the vehicle.
5. Attach a spot weld drill bit to an electric drill and drill out the spot welds. Drill through the top layer of metal directly over the spot weld until the weld pops. Do not continue drilling through the metal underneath the rocker panel.
