Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 555

F ig . 7 —F ront End Sheet M e ta l
R e fe r to a p p ro p ria te
instructions.
Shims which a re found at variou s locations should be
reco rd e d to ease installation of sheet m etal assem bly.
P ro c e e d as follow s:
10 THROUGH 3 0 SERIES (Except Step Vans)
Removal (See 7)
Fig.
1. Drain radiator and rem ove radiator hoses. D iscon­
nect o il c o o le r lines if so equipped.
2. D isconnect w ire connectors at the dash and toe panel
and w ir e connector to horn and voltage regu lator.
3. D isconnect battery and gen erator w ire s .
4. Rem ove rein forcem en t on le ft fen der sk irt at s te e r ­
ing column.
5. R em ove fron t bumper bolts and rem ove bumper.
6. R em ove w ip er arm assem b lies and cow l g r ille .
7. R em ove bolts attaching fender upper edge to plenum
and hinge p illa r.
8. R em ove fan shroud.
9. W orking fro m underneath re a r of fender, rem ove at­
tachment fro m each fen der at the hinge p illa r.
10. R em ove bolt fro m each rad iator support mounting.
(See Figu re 9.)
11. R em ove bolts at each fen d er sk irt to cab s ill exten­
sion mounting.
12. W ith a helper, rem ove fron t sheet m etal assem bly,
with radiator, battery, horn and voltage regu lator
attached.
Installation
1. W ith a helper place sheet m etal assem bly in position.
NOTE:
In stall a ll bolts
aligning a fte r com plete installation.
2. Install fender bolts at cowl.
3. In stall combination bolt and fla t washer assem bly
into each fen d er rein forcem en t w hile inserting shim s
requ ired between fen d er rein forcem en t and body.
(See Figu re 11.)
4. In stall two bolts and shims requ ired at each fen der
re a r lo w e r edge to hinge p illa r.
5. In stall bolt in each fen d er sk irt to s ill extension.
6. Install bolts at s teerin g column sk irt rein forcem en t,
fin a l torque 25 ft. lbs.
s e c tio n s o f th is m anual
lo o s e ly to fa c ilita te
7. a. Tighten each ra d ia tor support mounting bolt 33
ft. lbs.
b. Torque bolts at fender to cowl 25 ft. lbs.
8. Install fron t bumper.
9. Connect w ire connectors at dash and toe panel. A t­
tach gen erator and regu lator w ires.
10. Connect upper and lo w er radiator hoses. Connect o il
co o le r lines to the rad ia tor on m odels so equipped.
11. Install cow l g r ille and w ip er arm s.
12. Connect battery and f i l l radiator. Start engine and
check fo r leaks.
H O O D PANEL REAR REINF
1 NOTE | ADJUST BRACKET 1 TO
OBTAIN RECOMMENDED GAP OF
H O O D TO COW L GRILLE
f o r
VIEW A
1 NOTE 1 ADJUST H O O D LOCK
LOCKING BOLT TO H O O D LOCK
TO OBTAIN A LOAD AT THE
OUTBOARD H O O D FRONT BUMPER
NOTE | HO O D BUMPERS MUST
ADJUSTED UNTIL H O O D & FENDER
LINE UP. ADJUST HO O D
BOLT TO EACH BUMPER
H O O D IS FIRMLY SLAMMED
F i g . 8 — H o o d
CHASSIS SHEET METAL 11-5
VIEW B
LOCKING PLATE
GUIDE IN HOOD
LOCK ASSEMBLY
/
N
u b b in t o be c e n t e r e d
IN GUIDE
H O O D BUMPER
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