Toyota Corolla Body Repair Manual: Body panel sealing areas
Be sure to apply body sealer to the body panel joints and door edges (tip of outer panel folded part), etc., To waterproof and rustproof them.
Hint:
- apply degreasing agent to a clean cloth and clean the sealer application areas.
- After removing the applied spot sealer from the sealer application areas using thinner or equivalent, rustproof the areas by applying primer or equivalent. Then apply body sealer.
- If sealer is unnecessarily applied to an area, apply degreasing agent to a clean cloth and clean off the sealer immediately.
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1. Engine compartment
2. Inside
3. Outside
4. Door parts
Paint coating
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Body panel undercoating areas
Apply pastar uwe or pastar uc to the chassis, floor underside, sheet metal
fitting weld points of the body, and
inside of the wheel house to prevent rust and noise, as well as protect the body
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Other materials:
Tire & wheel
Wheel and tire system
Inspection
1. Inspect tire
check the tires for wear and proper inflation pressure.
Cold tire inflation pressure:
Using a dial indicator, check the tire runout.
Tire runout: 3.0 Mm (0.118 In.) Or less
2. Rotate tire
Hint:
see the illustration ...
Do-it-yourself service precautions
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure
as given in these sections.
CAUTION
The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may move suddenly,
become hot, or become electrically energized. To avoid death or serious injury,
observe t ...
On–vehicle inspection
1. Inspect turn signal flasher relay circuit
Disconnect the connector from the turn signal flasher
relay and inspect the connector on wire harness side as
shown in the chart.
Standard:
Connect the connector to the turn signal flasher and inspect
the wire harness side connector ...