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501-25 Body Repairs - General Information

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501-25 Body Repairs - General Information 2016 Mustang

Specifications Procedure revision date: 02/20/2015

Specifications

General Specifications

Item

Specification

Plug Weld hole

8 mm (0.315 in)

Weld Wire ER70S-3

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) - 1.1 mm (0.0433 in)

Weld Wire ER70S-6

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) - 1.1 mm (0.0433 in)

Weld Nugget Chart

Test Thickness of Metal

Nugget Size

0.7 mm (0.0276 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in)

4.3 mm (0.1693 in)

0.7 mm (0.0276 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in)

4.3 mm (0.1693 in)

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in)

4.7 mm (0.185 in)

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in)

4.7 mm (0.185 in)

1 mm (0.0394 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in)

5.2 mm (0.2047 in)

1 mm (0.0394 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in)

5.2 mm (0.2047 in)

2 mm (0.0787 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in)

7.1 mm (0.2795 in)

2 mm (0.0787 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in)

7.1 mm (0.2795 in)

3 mm (0.1181 in) + 3 mm (0.1181 in)

8.7 mm (0.3425 in)

3 mm (0.1181 in) + 3 mm (0.1181 in) + 3 mm (0.1181 in)

8.7 mm (0.3425 in)

3 mm (0.1181 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in)

4.3 mm (0.1693 in)

0.7 mm (0.0276 in) + 3 mm (0.1181 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in)

5.2 mm (0.2047 in)

2 mm (0.0787 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in)

4.3 mm (0.1693 in)

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in)

4.7 mm (0.185 in)

2 mm (0.0787 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in)

5.2 mm (0.2047 in)

1 mm (0.0394 in) + 3 mm (0.1181 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in)

5.2 mm (0.2047 in)

3 mm (0.1181 in) + 1 mm (0.0394 in) + 2 mm (0.0787 in)

7.1 mm (0.2795 in)

0.9 mm (0.0354 in) + 0.7 mm (0.0276 in) + 0.9 mm (0.0354 in)

4.3 mm (0.1693 in)

Ford Recommended Steel Repairability Matrix

Grade

Trade

Welding Method

Cold

Use of

Temperature

Maximum

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