Welding, General: Assembly

Spot welding is mainly used when the bodies are manufactured, and use of this method should always be aimed for with a repair.

Unless otherwise specified in the method, the distance between the welds must be the same as the original design.

Fig 1: Body Repair Symbol Legend

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There are a number of other assembly methods that are illustrated with the following symbols:

1. Spot weld/spot weld with the location of the weld and lens diameter specified with color (may be replaced with 2)
2. Plug weld (may be replaced with 1)
3. Seam weld/Seam weld with weld length specified in mm
4. Step weld/Step weld with weld length followed by length between welds specified in mm. Always start and finish with the weld.
5. Tack weld
6. Glue.