SERVICE BULLETIN
Subject: Improvement of the fender carcass
for the material corrosion

Bulletin type: FM

Bulletin Nu: TS45-FM-2202

PQR Nu: 500000007095

Rev Nu:

Ref. Nu: 700004174

Araç Modeli: TS45 EPA21

Labor time: 1 hour

Release date:

Expiration Of Validity :

What to do with off coming parts:

What to do with outstanding parts of previous
revision:

☐Scrap
☐Return
☐Use with additional parts
☐On consignment
☐No off coming parts

☐Scrap
☐Return
☐Use with additional parts
☐On consignment
☐No off coming parts

Description of the modification: Operations
to prevent the corrosion onto the fender carcass

Liable: Tuğçe Aydil Dalkıran

Confirmation &Release:

SERVICE BULLETIN
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mechanical Requested Dress Code
WARNING:
➢ Dress properly to avoid personal injury and damage to the
vehicle
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓

Always wear protective clothing
Do not wear any worn or loose-fitting clothing
Remove jewelry before starting to work
In case of long hair, use hairnet
The illustration on the left shows some of the correct and
incorrect clothing
✓ Sharp edged items should be avoided in order not to
scratch vehicle (i.e. belts, watches, necklace)
2. Protect Seats when Mechanic Starts Working

✓ Seats, trimming, upholstery stuff and carpeting should be
protected with appropriate coverings.

3. Welding on the Chassis
a. Always disconnect the batteries (starting with the negative lead).
b. Disconnect the connectors of electrical and electronic equipment (electronic control
units, sensors and actuators) if they are less than 2 meters away from the chassis
part to be welded or the earth terminal of the welding equipment.
c. The earth terminal should never be attached to vehicle components such as engine,
axles and springs. Arcing on these parts is not permitted, because of the risk of
damage to bearings, springs, etc.
d. The earth terminal must make good contact and be placed as close as possible to
the part to be welded.
e. Plastic pipes, rubber parts and parabolic springs should be well protected against
welding spatter and temperatures higher than 70°.
f. The contact switch must not be in the accessory or contact position. The contact key
should be removed.
g. Reconnect in reversed order of disconnecting. Ensure that a good earth connection
is made between chassis, engine and cab.

SERVICE BULLETIN
This service bulletin describes the operations to be carried out to prevent the corrosion onto the
fender carcass.
Firstly, the fender is opened as the following figure.

Figure.1 Fender
The profile and omega brackets onto the fender to be processed are shown in the following figures
Part1 Profile
to be
processed
Omega1
Omega3
Omega2

Omega brackets to be
processed

Figure.2 The parts to be processed

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The profile will be drilled with a diameter of 8 mm as a given distance of 47 mm to the beginning of the
profile and then the other holes will be drilled as the intervals which is shown in the Figure.3

Figure.3 The place of the first hole

Figure.4 The holes on the profile

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The holes on the omega 1 bracket which is also shown in Figure.2 will be drilled as the following

Figure.5 The holes on omega1 bracket

Omega2 and Omega3 will be drilled from the following place in the Figure.6

Figure.6 The hole on the omega2 and omega3 brackets
Please note that all of drilling operations must be performed with a driller which has an stopper onto it as in
the following figure to prevent any damage to the composite part.

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Driller

Stopper

Figure.7 Driller

The vehicles that the operation will be performed are listed in the following Table.

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Chassis No
NLTEJXA94M1000329
NLTEJXA96N1000334
NLTEJXA99N1000330
NLTEJXA90N1000331
NLTEJXA92N1000332