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PART 17-1-GENERAL BODY SERVICE
FIG.
2-Sealer Application-Roof and Upper
Body
3. Cement all loose weatherstrips
which are still usable.
4. Replace all door and deck lid
weatherstrips which are unfit for
service.
5. Apply silicone lubricant to the
weatherstripping.
6.
Replace all cracked, fogged, or
chig>ped glass.
7. Align hood, doors, and deck lid
if necessary.
8. Inspect windshield wiper blades
and replace if necessary.
9. Tighten sill plate and garnish
moulding screws.
10.
Clean the seats, door trim
panels, and headlining.
11.
Touch-up or paint chipped or
scratched areas.
12. Drain valves located on the
underside of each rocker panel,
quarter panel and door, should be
cleared periodically.
BODY ALIGNMENT
Servicing the unitized body should
not present any unusual difficulties
or necessitate additional equipment
other than that required for the con-
ventional frame and body repair.
rhe application of heat and the use
of heavy-duty jacks must be carefully
controlled because of the difference
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the gauge of the metal in the
sub-frame of a unitized body and the
stress points developed in a single
welded unit construction.
It
is pos-
sible to pull damaged areas back into
alignment with the use of light-
weight jacks and hydraulic equip-
ment without heating the metal.
Rough out badly damaged areas
before
taking
measurements
for
~quaring
up a body.
If
necessary, re-
:rnove the glass from the damaged
area to prevent damage to the glass.
In
severe cases, reinforcement brack-
ets and other inner construction may
have to be removed or cut to permit
restoration of the outer shell and
pillars without excessive strain on the
parts. Straighten, install, and secure
all such parts in place before at-
tempting to align the body.
In cases of severe or sharp bends,
It
may be necessary to use heat. Any
attempt to cold-straighten a severely
bent bracket may cause ruptures of
the welds and may also cause cracks
m the bent part. Never heat the area
rnore than a dull red.
CHECKING BODY FOR
MISALIGNMENT
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To align or square up a body, take
two opposite diagonal measurements
between pillars. Use a measuring
tram for these measurements. Take
the measurements between reference
points such as crease lines or weld
joints which are diagonally opposite
each other on the two pillars being
measured. Since all measurements
should be made from the bare metal.
remove all interior trim from the
checking points.
ln some cases, it is difficult to ob-
tain proper body alignment when re-
pairing a body that is damaged on
both sides. In these cases, horizontal
and vertical measurements can be
taken from a body of the same body
style. Once these basic dimensions
are taken and established on the
damaged body, alignment can be
made
by
diagonal
measurements
taken from points on the two pillars.
Do not attempt to correct any seri-
ous misalignment with one jacking
operation. This is particularly true
if other sections of the body also
require aligning. Align each section
proportionately until the proper di-
mensions are obtained.
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