Toyota 4 Runner/Hilux/Surf

1987-1998 of release

Repair and operation of the car

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+ 1. Maintenance instruction
+ 2. Maintenance
+ 3. Engines
+ 4. Systems of heating, ventilation
+ 5. Fuel and exhaust systems
+ 6. Transmissions
+ 7. Transmission elements
+ 8. Brake system
+ 9. Suspension bracket and steering
- 10. Body
   10.1. Maintenance and repair of a body
   10.2. Vinyl finishing
   10.3. Upholstery and rugs
   - 10.4. Repair of insignificant damages of a body
      10.4.1. Repair of small scratches
      10.4.2. Repair of dents
      10.4.3. Repair of openings from a rust or cracks
      10.4.4. Filling and painting
   10.5. Repair of considerable damages of a body
   10.6. Loops and locks
   10.7. Windshield and motionless glasses
   10.8. Cowl
   10.9. Latch of the lock of a cowl and cable
   10:10. Forward lattice
   10:11. Bumpers
   10:12. Facing panel of a door
   10:13. External mirror
   10:14. Door
   10:15. Forward wing
   10:16. Door of a cargo compartment
   10:17. Glass of a door of a cargo compartment and window regulator
   + 10:18. Glasses of doors
   10:19. Window regulator
   10:20. Lock clamp, switch of the lock and door handles
   10:21. Casing of a steering column
   10:22. Central floor section
   10:23. Panels of forward facing of salon
   10:24. Panel of forward facing of salon
   10:25. Air inlet lattice
   10:26. Seats
+ 11. Electric equipment
+ 12. Electrical circuitries

10.4.2. Repair of dents

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. During repair of dents the first that needs to be made, it to correct a dent that the damaged place was as it is possible closer to an initial form.

2. There is no sense to try to restore completely an initial form as metal in the damaged place stretches, and it cannot be restored to an initial contour.

3. It is better to level a dent so that its level was about 3 mm below than the level of surrounding metal.

4. In case the dent very small, is not present sense it at all to level.

Prevention

Strongly hold wooden whetstone from a reverse side of metal to absorb blows of the hammer and to prevent metal stretching.

5. If the dent is in such part of a body which has a double layer, or something else makes impossible access from within, it is necessary to apply other procedure.

6. Drill several small openings in metal in the damaged surface, mainly in the deepest parts.

7. Screw in the long, self-cut screws in openings so that they entered strong gearing with metal.

8. Now it is possible to correct a dent, having pulled for the acting heads of screws by means of flat-nose pliers.

9. The following stage of repair is a removal of paint from the damaged surface and from surrounding metal approximately on 2,5 cm.

10. It becomes by means of a wire brush or the disk for grinding which is put on a drill, however with not smaller efficiency it can be made manually by means of an emery paper.

11. To finish preparations for filling, smooth out the screw-driver or a file the surface of the bared metal, or drill small openings in the damaged area. It will provide good coupling of metal and a glaze.

12. To finish repair, see subsection 10.4.4.