Body; Body Sealing; Locating Water Leaks; Body And Frame - Chevrolet CHEVY VAN G10 SERIES Service Manual

Service I n f o r m a tio n .................................................................. IB-1
Body S e a lin g .....................................................................IB-1
Locating Dust and Water L e a k s ...................................IB-1
Body and Fram e ...................................................................IB-1
C om ponent Parts R eplacem ent ............................................ IB-3
F ro n t E n d ...............................................................................IB-3
Windshield Wipers .......................................................... 1B-3
A rm A d ju s tm e n t............................................................. IB-3
Wiper Arm Pivot Shafts and Link Rod ....................1 B-3
Windshield G la s s ............................................................. IB-3
Checking Windshield O p e n in g .....................................1B-4
Cowl Side V entilator Valve Assembly . ....................IB-5
Instru m en t Panel Trim ................. ............................... IB-5
Cowl V entilator G rille ....................................................IB-6
Inside Rear View M irror M ounting B ra c k e t............ IB-6
Inside Rear View M i r r o r ...............................................IB-6
S u n sh a d e ............................................................................1B-6
Engine Access C o v e r ...................................................... 1 B-6
F ront Side Door .................................................................. IB-7
D oor Hinges ..................................................................... IB-7
Door W e ath erstrip ........................................................... IB-7
Trim Panel, Arm R est and H a n d le s ........................... IB-7
D oor V entilator A ssem bly ..........................................1B-7
V entilator Glass R e p la c e m e n t.....................................IB-8
D oor Window A s s e m b ly ...............................................1B-8
W indow R egulator R e p la c e m e n t................................1 B-8
D oor Lock ....................................................................... 1B-9
D oor Lock Cylinder Assembly .................................. 1 B-9
D oor Lock R em ote C ontrol and R o d ...................... IB-9
D oor A d ju stm e n ts...........................................................1 B-9
D oor Striker and A djustm ents .................................. IB-10

Body Sealing

Cab construction details showing location o f sealing
com pound are shown in Figure 1. In servicing com plete panels
or only a portion o f a particular section it m ust be com pletely
sealed to the panel w ith w hich it mates.

Locating Water Leaks

When checking for w ater leaks a helper should be used on
the inside o f th e cab or body to locate the entrance o f w ater,
while it is applied on the outside.
SECTION IB

BODY

INDEX
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Sliding Side D o o r .......................................................................1 B-l 1
S e a ts ................................................................................................IB -16
Body W in d o w s............................................................................ 1 B -l8
Rear D o o r s ....................................................................................IB -19
SERVICE INFORMATION

Body and Frame

unitized body consists o f heavy gauge welded main structural
m em bers w ith an underbody o f longitudinal box section side
rails and crossm embers which form the integral frame. All
outer panels are w elded to a flat floor.
F ro n t L atch A sse m b ly ........................................................ IB -12
Rear L atch an d/o r L atch A ctuating Rods ....................IB-12
Upper Left H in g e .................................................................. 1 B -l2
Door S trik e rs ..........................................................................IB -12
Rear Lock Striker ................................................................IB -12
Front Latch S t r i k e r ............................................................. IB -13
Sliding D oor A d ju s tm e n ts ................................................. IB -13
Drivers S e a t ............................................................................ IB -16
Seat Riser (Driver's S e a t ) ................................................... IB-17
Passenger S e a t ....................................................................... IB -17
Seat Riser (Passenger Seat) ...............................................IB -17
Bench S e a t s ............................................................................ IB -17
Seat and/or Seat S u p p o r t....................................................IB-17
Side Stationary Window Glass, W eatherstrip
and Reveal M o ld in g s...................................................... IB -18
Side Window Glass and Hinge ( S w in g o u t) ....................IB -18
Side Window Glass W eatherstrip ( S w in g o u t) ...............IB -18
Side Window Glass L atch (Sw ingout) ........................... IB -19
Hinge S t r a p ............................................................................ IB -19
D oor Hinge ............................................................................ IB -19
R em ote C o n tr o l.....................................................................IB-19
U pper or Low er Latches an d /o r R o d s ........................... IB-19
O utside H andle .....................................................................1B-20
L ock C y l in d e r ....................................................................... IB-20
Glass and W eath erstrip .........................................................1 B-20
D oor A d ju s tm e n ts ................................................................ IB-20
N O T E : Water does not always enter the cab or
body in the location where leaks show up, there­
fore, back tracking the path of w ater w ill show the
true entrance of the leak.
The " Chevy V an" has an integral body and frame. The
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