- Remove the related parts.
- Parts to be removed when removing the back panel.
- Rear seat belt and rear seat.
- Muffler, fuel tank and related parts.
- Chassis parts.
- Other related parts.
Caution : Do not smoke while working near the fuel system. Keep open flame away from the fuel system. If necessary, remove the fuel tank and off lines.
- Roughly pull out and straighten the damaged area.
- Check the damage and roughly pull out and repair the related back panel, side panel, wheelhouse inner, rear floor side member and other damaged parts with the frame straightener before removing the rear floor panel and back panel.
- Attach the car to the frame straightener by tightening the underbody clamps located at the jack up designated points on the bottom of the frame door opening.
Note : Measure in reference to the dimensions on the body repair chart.
- Cut and pry off the back panel.
- The back panel to be cut and pried off when removing the back panel.
- Cut and pry off the rear floor panel.
- Cut off the rear floor panel with a gas torch or air chisel leaving the spot welded flanges of the rear floor side member along the bold line in the figure below.
Note : Cut the rear floor 20mm(0.79in.) from welded flange of the cross member rear seat.
- Center punch around the spot weld imprints with the rear floor side member and web plate.
- Use the special spot cutter to drill holes at the spot weld nuggets on the center punched areas.




Note : When drilling holes be careful not to drill down to the rear floor side member and web plate themselves.
- Cut and pry off the remaining rear floor panel with an air chisel, leaving the welding flanges intact.
- Level and finish the burrs from the pried off spot welds with disc sander and repair all cracks, holes or other defects by welding also repair the rear floor side member if necessary.
Caution : To prevent eye injury, wear goggles or safety glasses whenever sanding, cutting, or grinding.


- Peel off the undercoat and sealer.
- Heat the undercoat and sealer at the welding areas with a gas torch and peel off the undercoat and sealer with a steel spatula.
- Mold damaged related parts.
- Use a hammer and dolly to mold damaged areas of the rear floor side member.
- Even out the welding flanges with a hammer and dolly.
- Fill any holes drilled by welding.
Caution : To prevent eye injury and burns when welding, wear an approved welding helmet, gloves and safety shoes.
- Level and finish the burrs from the pried off spot welds with disc sander.
- Sand off the paint and undercoat from both sides of the flange to be welded.
- Cut the new rear floor to align it with the body, then set the new rear floor.
- Cut the new part so it overlaps the cross member rear seat by approximately 40mm(1.57in.).


- Grind both sides of the welding section of the rear floor with a disk sander to remove the paint and expose the steel plate.
Caution : To prevent eye injury, wear goggles or safety glasses whenever sanding, cutting, or grinding.
- Set and clamp the new panel in place with the vise grips.
Note : Use of jigs is recommended for correct positions and check that the both rear floor side member is parallel.
- Tack weld the clamped section for temporary installation.
Caution : To prevent eye injury and burns when welding, wear an approved welding helmet, gloves and safety shoes.
- Remove the vise grips and temporarily install the rear panel, then check the alignment, level differences and outer appearance.
- Remove the main welding.
- Weld the rear floor and new rear floor with a MIG welder fillet weldings as shown.


- Spot weld the rear floor with rear floor side flange areas and web plate flanges as shown.
Caution : To prevent eye injury and burns when welding, wear an approved welding helmet, gloves and safety shoes.
- Perform a trial welding first, and check the welding condition.
- Increase the number of spot by 20% for areas to be spot welded.
- Weld the back panel
- The back panel to be welded when replacement the back panel.
- Finish the welding area.
- Level the MIG welded areas with a disc sander, then even out high areas with a hammer being careful not to deform them.
Caution : To prevent eye injury, wear goggles or safety glasses whenever standing, cutting, or grinding.


- Use a hammer and dolly to even out the spot welded areas for a close fill the flange surface together.
- Apply the sealer.
- Apply the sealer at the overlapped areas of the rear floor and welded surfaces of the matching panel and all sealing gaps completely.
- Apply the undercoat.
- Undercoat to the rear wheelhouse and designated rear floor.
- Apply the paint
Caution :
- Ventilate when spraying paint. Most paint contains substances that are harmful if inhaled or swallowed.
- Read the paint label before opening paint container.
- Avoid contact with skin. Wear an approved respirator, gloves, eye protection and appropriate clothing when painting.
- Paint is flammable. Store in a safe place, and keep it away from sparks, flames or cigarettes.
- Apply the deadner.
- Clean the passenger and luggage compartment.
- Apply the deadner to the surface of rear floor.


- Install the related parts.
- Install in the reverse order in which they were removed.
- Check and adjust
- Check clearances and level differences.
- Check the tailgate locking and unlocking condition.
- Check all operation.
- Check for water leaks in the luggage compartment.
Note : Use specified check sheet for operation check properly.