Chevrolet CHEVY VAN G10 SERIES Service Manual page 299

Hood Assembly
Removal
1
. Lay a fender cover along cowl to p to prevent hood from
scratching painted surfaces.
2. O pen h o o d and prop in full open position.
N O T E : If hood is to be reinstalled and present
alignment is satisfactory, mark each hinge in relation
to hood, to assure original alignment.
3. Remove rod assembly (see fig. 2).
4. Remove tw o cap screws w hich attach each hinge to h o o d ;
then w ith a helper remove h oo d from vehicle.
Installation
1. I f original hood is to be installed, position h o od to hinges
w ith helper and install four cap screws snug w hich attac h
hinges to hood.
2. Install rod assembly.
N O T E : If a new hood is to be installed, perform
procedures as outlined under Alignm ent, directly
below.
3. S hift hood on hinges to location m arks m ade before
removal o f hood, then tighten attaching cap screws at
hinges firm ly. Close h o o d and check fit. If necessary to
align hood perform procedure as o utlined under "Align­
m e n t" w hich follows.
Alignm ent
1
. Loosen h o o d hinge bolts. N ote th a t rear b o lt holes in
hinge is slotted to allow hoo d trailing edge to m ove up
and down.
2. A djust h o o d bum pers so th a t ho od and adjacent surfaces
are flush.
3. Perform hood lock adjustm ent as outlined in this section
if necessary.
N O T E : Hood Lock Assembly to be adjusted fore
and aft until nubbin (part o f Hood
Support Assembly) enters center of elongated guide
(Socket). Bending nubbin to accomplish this adjust­
m ent may seriously effect lock operation and safety
c a tc h e n g a g e m e n t
R E C O M M E N D E D .
FRONT END SHEET M ETAL ASSEMBLY
The fro n t end sheet m etal com ponents n o t covered in this
section are covered in the B ody Section IB. R adiator upper tie
bar and grille are illustrated by figure 5. A ttaching radiator
com ponents are show n in figure
SHEET M ETAL CHECKING
Refer to the sheet m etal checking illustration figure 7 for
p roper gaps and hood adjustm ents.
Lock Bolt
and is, therefore, N O T
6
.
FRO NT END SHEET M E T A L 11-3
NAME PLATES AND EMBLEMS
Designation plates attach ed to the front end sheet m etal are
easily attach ed and accessible w ith spring nuts. Refer to
illustration figure 9.
PADS
RETAINER
LOWER
RADIATOR
SUPPORT
DRAIN
Fig. 6 —R adiator Attachments
COWL TO HOOD
3 /1 6 ± 1 /3 2
NOTE
H oo d s u rface flush to
b e lo w co w l v e n t g r ille a n d constant
fro m <£ to h o od r e a r c o m e rs.
/
FENDER TO HOOD
±
3 /1 6 1 /3 2 GAP
NOTE
H ood su rfa c e flush to
c o rn er a n d b e co m e flush a t fr o n t o f h o od .
NOTE
Full ra n g e o f g a p to le ra n c e s
a n y o n e g a p . C le a ra n c e s to be h e ld u n ifo rm ly w ith in
the ra n g e o f go od a s s e m b ly
d ic ta te th a t g a p cle a ra n c e s should
Fig. 7 —Fron t End Sheet Metal Checking
1 / 1 6
— y
/
FENDER TO COWL
1 /1 6 GAP (Ref)
NOTE
C o w l v e n t g r ille
1 / 1 6 b e lo w fe n d e r a t re a r
do n o t a p p ly to
practices. A p p e a ra n c e s
be p a r a lle l.
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