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Adjusting the side guide pins and buffer Porsche Cayenne I

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Adjusting the side guide pins and buffer

Installation Location

Scheme 186

Scheme 186: Adjusting the side guide pins and buffer

Note. The side guide elements of the rear lid must be installed or adjusted so that the side guide pins have a slight pre-tension to the buffers when the rear lid is closed completely.

1. Checking adjustment.

1.1. Check gap dimensions of body. > 559015 Adjusting rear lid - "Technical values"

Scheme 187

Scheme 187

2. Checking the adjustment of the side guide pin

2.1. Check the adjustment of the guide pin -8- to the guide wedge -9- using the opening gap when the lid is slightly opened. Note: the guide pin must contact the guide wedge exactly ( -arrow E- ). (Scheme 187)

3. Adjusting the side guide pin

Scheme 188

Scheme 188

3.1. Remove the rubber stop -10- ( -arrow F- ). (Scheme 188)

3.2. Loosen fastening screw -11- for the guide pin -8- and align the guide pin with the height of the guide wedge -9- ( -arrow G- ). (Scheme 188)and (Scheme 187).

3.3. Tighten fastening screw -11- to the specified tightening torque. > 559015 Adjusting rear lid - "Technical values". (Scheme 188)

Scheme 189

Scheme 189

3.4. Position the rubber stop -10- ( -arrow H- ). (Scheme 189)

4. Adjusting the side buffer

Scheme 190

Scheme 190

4.1. Undo fastening screws -12- for the guide wedge -9-. (Scheme 190)

4.2. Using a screwdriver, press apart the center divided guide wedge -9- slightly -arrow I- and completely pull out the movable integrated stop element -13- ( -arrow K- ). (Scheme 190)

4.3. Screw down the fastening screws -12- for the guide wedge -9- until the movable stop element -13- of the rear lid can still barely be moved. (Scheme 190)

4.4. Close the rear lid with slight pressure over the center (handle area). The lid may only be closed until it projects by approx. 2 mm to the outer side section ( -arrows L- ). (Scheme 191)

Note. This closing process will move the stop elements integrated in the guide wedge into the correct installation position.

Scheme 191

Scheme 191

Scheme 192

Scheme 192

5. Fastening the buffer.

5.1. Open the rear lid and tighten the fastening screws -12- for the guide wedge -9- to the specified tightening torque. > 559015 Adjusting rear lid - "Technical values". (Scheme 192)

6. Installing lower part of lock at the rear.

6.1. > 558619 Removing and installing lower part of rear lock - "Installing"