January 2014 (27 articles)

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• January 01, 2014: Three-Dimensional Measuring Equipment - Is It Really Necessary?
  

  I-CAR has been emphasizing the importance of three-dimensional measuring since its founding in 1979, but is it really required to repair a vehicle? After all, three-dimensional measuring systems are c...

• January 01, 2014: Don't Section Ultra-High-Strength Steel - I-CAR Repairability Summit Identifies Best Practices
  

  Unless specifically recommended by the vehicle maker, parts with a tensile strength over 600 MPa should only be replaced at factory seams. This is just one of the "best practices" identified at a Repa...

• January 01, 2014: Ford F-150 Body Mount Cage Nuts
  

  Beginning with the 2009 model year Ford F-150, the cab body mount bolts are secured with a cage nut. The cage nut is held in position inside a cage nut retainer that is attached to the inside of a flo...

• January 01, 2014: Oil Spill At The I-CAR Tech Center
  

  A small motor oil spill incident at the I-CAR Tech Center in Appleton, Wisconsin in the spring of 2011 has raised our awareness of the many considerations involved with a material spill into the envir...

• January 01, 2014: Bonding And Rivet Bonding Technology On Steel BMW Vehicle Parts
  

  As BMW Groups' vehicle construction technology advances, so does the repair process required to fix them properly. Conventional welding, which has been used primarily in BMW Groups' repair processes i...