Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 79

(INCLUDING PANEL AND SUBURBAN MODELS)
General D e s crip tio n .............................................................................. .... IB-1
Service O p e ra tio n s................................................................................ .... 1B-1
General Body Construction ............................................................ .... IB-1
B ody M ounting ................................................................................ .... IB-1
B ody Sealing ......................................................................................... IB-1
F ron t E n d .................................................................................................. 1B-2
Windshield G la s s ................................................................................ .... 1 B-2
Rear V iew M ir r o r .............................................................................. .... IB-5
Instrument Panel C o m p a r tm e n t..................................................... .... IB-6
Instrument Panel C over Assem bly
C ow l V e n t ila t o r ................................................................................ .... 1 B-7
G r i l l e .................................................................................................... 1 B-7
V alve .................................................................................................. IB-8
Windshield Wipers ................................................................................ IB-8
Arm A d ju s t m e n t ................................................................................ IB-8
W iper Arm Pivot Shafts and Link R o d
Tailgates (E n d g a t e s )................................................... ..................... .... 1B-9
L ift g a t e s ..................................................................................................1 B-9
Inform ation in this portion of Section IB co vers s e r v ic ­
ing of the cab and panel bodies on a ll m odels except T ilt
Cab (T ), Step Van (P ) v eh icles which are covered under
th eir own headings elsew h ere in Section IB .
S erv ic e w rite-u p s which fo llo w may be applied to all
rem aining m odels unless otherw ise stated.
SERVICE OPERATIONS
GENERAL BODY CONSTRUCTION
F igu re 1 is a vie w of a typ ical cab showing components
in position on the cab.
cu rately r e fle c t the a va ila b ility of s e rv ic e rep a ir parts.
It w ill be apparent upon review in g the parts catalog which
of the panels shown are available fo r s e rv ic e installation.
The Truck body is designed to p rovide a strong, fu lly
welded unit which has a u n iversal application to as many
m odel types as possible; thus the cab used on the Pickup
is also used on h eavier units with the addition of variou s
com binations of front end sheet m etal, ro c k e r panel ex­
tensions, transm ission c o v e rs (flo o r p lates), etc.
BODY M O U N T IN G
Body mounting is b a sica lly unchanged fo r 1970. Note
SECTION IB
CONTENTS OF THIS SECTION
C onventional B ody (Including Panel and S u b u r b a n )...................... .....IB-1
Blazer .................................................................................................... .....IB-26
Step—Van B ody .................................................................................. .....IB-34
T ilt Cab B o d y ............................................................................................IB-39
Special T o o l s ......................................................................................... .....IB-60
CONVENTIONAL BODY
................................................. .... IB-6
.......................................... IB-8
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Figu re 1 is not intended to ac­
BODY
IN D E X
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E n d g ates............................................................................................. .... IB - 10
Doors
D oor A s s e m b ly .................................................................................. .... I B - 12
D oor L ock and S t r ik e r ..................................................................... .... I B - 13
D oor Check ....................................................................................... .... IB - 14
D oor V en tilator Assem bly .............................................................. .... IB-15
D oor W indow A s s e m b ly ................................................................... .... IB-16
W indow R e g u la t o r ................................................................................ IB-16
D oor Opening Weatherstrip ........................................ ................... .... IB-16
D oor Trim Panel Seal Replacem ent ................................................... IB - 17
D oor Handles and Locks
Rear Side D o o r - Panel and S u b u rb a n ............................................ .... I B - 18
Rear W indow W e a th ers trip .............................................................. .... IB-19
S e a t s ...................................................................................................... .... IB-22
Cleaning S oft T r im - A ll M o d e l s ..................................................... .... IB-22
Conventional C a b .................................................................................. IB-23
Level Ride ......................................................................................... .... IB-23
sequence of mounting attachments in F igu res 2, 3 and 4.
BODY SEALING
Cab construction details showing location and appli­
cation of sealin g compound and undercoating are shown
in F igu res 5, 6 and 7. In s e rv ic in g com plete panels or
only a portion of a p articu lar section it must be com ­
p letely sealed to the panel with which it mates.
Locating Dust and W a te r Leaks
A quick method fo r locating many a ir and w ater leaks
at windshield,
and joints is as follow s:
C lose a ll windows and vents, turn a ir conditioning or
heater b low er m otor to high position and outside a ir and
close doors. Run w ater over suspected leak area in a
sm a ll con trollable stream
sure bubbles.
An alternate method fo r locating leaks is as follow s:
R em ove the follow in g trim fro m inside the cab. F lo o r
mats, dash and toe panel pad and kick pads.
Dust leaks w ill be evident when these pads and mats
are rem oved. Leaks can be located som etim es by putting
a bright light under the cab o r body, while checking the
in te r io r of the cab o r body at joints and weld lines.
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................................................................ .... I B - 18
backglass, bolt holes, w eather stripping
and observe a rea fo r p re s ­
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