Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 92

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F ig . 3 7 —S trik e r A ssem bly on Body Lock P illa r
quality o r substitute design. Torque values must
be used as s p e cifie d during rea ssem b ly to as­
sure p rop er retention o f these parts.
Adjustment of the d oor lock and s trik e r plate should
be made after the door hinges have been assem bled to
the doors, i f rem oved, positioned in the door opening.
Replacement
See door lock and regu lator assem bly (rem ote control),
in this sam e section fo r the door lock. R em ove and r e ­
place fou r bolts fo r replacin g the s trik e r plate at the
d oor lock p illa r and adjust as requ ired below.
Adjustm ent
1. P o s itio n s trik e r assem bly on body lock p illa r so that
PILLAR STRIKER
M O U N T IN G DEPRESSIONS
- - = K
W ED G E
BLOCK
PARALLEL
F ig . 3 8 —Lock Rotor C o ve r Assem bly and S trik e r P late
D O O R REAR
2. V e r tic a l slots are provided in the body lock p illa r to
3. As an aid to s tr ik e r adjustment, outline the s trik e r
DOOR CHECK
The door check is part of the fron t door upper hinge on
a ll but Step Van, Chevy Van and T ilt Cab m odels. The
new front door check hinge com bination allow s a frictio n
^ CLEARANCE
load to hold the door in any position between fu ll open and
closed. The front door check-hinge assem bly is replaced
BETWEEN STRIKER
as a com plete unit as follow s:
PLATE A N D ROTOR
COVER A SS'Y
Removal
1. R em ove windshield w ip er blade assem blies.
ROTOR COVER
2. R em ove cow l vent g r ille screw s and lift off g r ille .
3. Loosen front fender re a r bolts.
D O O R S W IN G
4. With sp ecia l T o o l J-22585 rem o ve 3 bolts securing
Installation
1. Install hinge snugly on p illa r in sam e location as
E D G E J L — L i
F ig . 3 9 —Door S urfa ce A dju stm e n t (a t S trik e r)
the ro to r co ve r outer fa ce on the door swings into the
s trik e r assem bly with .10 clearan ce to the lock ro to r
cover. Use special bu rred shim s as requ ired (fig.
37).
NOTE: Under usual conditions, shim s are not
required.
v e r tic a lly position the s trik e r so that the lock ro to r
and ro to r co v e r assem bly swing sm oothly into the
opening between the teeth and s tr ik e r wedge block
(fig . 38).
NOTE: The lock ro to r c o v e r assem bly must
c le a r the s trik e r plate as the lock enters the
s trik er.
in pencil o r crayon fo r use as a base fo r adjustment.
H orizon tal slots are provid ed in the s trik e r plate to
position the s trik e r assem bly la te ra lly so that the
door outer su rface is flush with the p illa r su rface at
the door re a r edge within 1/16" (fig . 39). Torqu e to
25 ft. lbs.
NOTE: The s tr ik e r inner edge must be p a ra l­
le l to the s trik e r mounting depression on the
p illa r.
fron t door upper hinge to cow l p illa r. R e fe r to F ig ­
ure 34.
a. R em ove the door to upper hinge retaining bolts.
b. With aid of an assistant to support weight of door,
rem ove the door to lo w e r hinge retaining bolts
and rem ove.
hinge rem oved.
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