Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 455

14-6
CHASSIS SHEET METAL
10. Front Bumper
Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Raise front end of car.
2. Remove four air deflector retaining screws
and remove air deflector.
3. Disconnect directional and cornering lamp
wires at connectors on both sides of grille.
4. Support weight of bumper on jack or blocks.
5. Remove upper end bar to fender support
screw.
6. Remove four bumper bracket retaining bolts,
two on each side, and remove bumper assembly
with mounting brackets from frame.
7. Remove eight bolts, four each side, securing
mounting brackets to center bar and lower end
bar. Remove mounting brackets.
b. Installation
1. Install eight bolts securing mounting brack-
ets to center bar and lower end bar.
2. Support bumper assembly on jack or blocks,
place bumper assembly in position and loosely
install four retaining bolts, two each side.
3. Install upper end bar to fender support
screw.
4. Align bumper assembly as follows:
a. Align bumper horizontally by means of hori-
zontal slots in bumper mounting brackets.
b. Align bumper vertically by means of vertical
slots in frame where mounting brackets attach.
c. Fore and aft alignment is made by loosening
the two mounting brackets at the middle of the
center impact bar and lower end impact bar.
Use any of the above combinations until overall
alignment is obtained.
5. After alignment is obtained tighten mounting
bracket bolts at frame to 50 foot-pounds.
6. Connect directional and cornering lamp
wires to their connectors on both sides of the
grille.
7. Position air deflector in place and secure
with four screws.
11. Front Bumper Upper End Impact
Bar Removal and Installation
Right or Left
a. Removal
1. Remove front bumper assembly as described
in Note 10a.
2. Remove two nuts at rear of cornering lamp
assembly.
3. Remove one bolt, sleeve, and nut at front of
cornering lamp assembly and remove cornering
lamp.
4. Remove one screw at bracket and one nut
at filler plate bracket and remove turn indicator
assembly.
5. Remove seven bolts and nuts securing upper
end bar to upper center bar and lower end bar.
Remove upper end bar.
NOTE: The number of shims between the
upper end bar and upper center bar must be
noted and the same number of shims replaced
during assembly.
b. Installation
1. Position upper end bar and shims. Install
seven bolts and nuts that secure them to upper
center bar and lower end bar.
2. Position turn indicator assembly on upper
end bar and secure with one screw at bracket and
one nut at filler plate bracket.
3. Position cornering lamp assembly on upper
end bar and secure with one bolt, sleeve, and nut.
4. Install two nuts at rear of cornering lamp
assembly.
5. Install front bumper assembly as described
in Note 10b.
12. Front Bumper Lower End
Impact Bar Removal and
Installation Right or Left
a. Removal
1. Remove front bumper assembly from car as
described in Note 10a.
2. Remove nine bolts securing lower bar to
upper end bar and lower center bar.
b. Installation
1. Position lower end bar and install nine bolts
that secure bar to upper end bar and lower center
bar.