- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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BODYREPAIRINFORMATION
DacroCoatedBolts
Boltsthatmakecontactwiththealuminumbodyoraluminumsuspensioncomponentshaveaspecial
Dacrocoatingtopreventcorrosionbetweentwodissimilarmetals.Iftheseboltsareremoved,theDacro
coatingisdestroyed.Consequently,theDacrocoatedboltsmustbereplacedoncetheyareremoved.
TheseboltscanbeidentifiedbythelightgreencoloroftheDacrocoating.
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BodyRepairTechniques
Anyoneperformingserviceorrepairofthealuminumbodymustbefamiliarwithpertinentinformation
intheServiceManualandBodyRepairManual.Theinformationbelowisbynomeanscompleterepair
procedures;itissimplyprovidedtogiveyousomeofthekeyproceduresthatshouldbefollowedifyou
everhavesomeonecarryoutrepairsonyourInsight'sbody.
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Welding
1. Washandgrindtheweldingzone.
2. Confirmweldingconditionsbeforewelding,usingatestpiece.
3. UseA5356WYfortheweldingwire.
4. Useargon100%forshieldinggas.
5. Donotperformanytypeofbrazingoracetylenewelding.
6. WeldingrepairsshouldbedonebyMIGweldingonly.
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SheetMetal
1. Alwaysreplaceanystructuralpartsthathavebeendamaged.Donotattempttorepair.
2. Donotsoldermoldanypart.
3. Donotheatshrinkanypart.
4. Useonlytherepairtoolsspeciallydesignedforaluminumvehicles.
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Grinding
1. Useonlytherepairtoolsspeciallydesignedforaluminumvehicles.
2. Useonlywirebrushesmadeofstainlesssteel.
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Assembling
1. Useonlythespecifiedscrews,boltsandnuts(Dacrocoatedand"torka"coated).
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Inspection
1. Aftercompletionofany"drawing"orpulling,weldingorpanelreplacement,conductafatigue
crackinspectionofallareas.
2. Performmeasuringoperations.