Plymouth Valiant V-100 1965 Service – Technical Manual page 600

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ALIGNMENT, HOOD-FENDER AND DOORS
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HANDLE C/L
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Fig. 59-Tail Gate Lock Cylinder-Electric Switch
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justment has been made. This adjustment must be
made on both sides of the tail gate.
Removal
CAUTION:
On vehicles with electric windows,
dis-
connect the battery negative terminal at the bat-
tery, remove the trim panel and disconnect the
terminals at the control switch on the left edge of
the tail gate.
On some models, it may be necessary to remove
the rear bumper face bar to enable the tail gate to be
removed down and out of the body opening.
(1)
Under the tail gate door, remove the torsion bar
brackets from the pillar post.
(2)
Open the tail gate and support it on jacks or
stands.
(3) Loosen the hinge pivot pin set screws (Fig. 55)
from the hinge half at the pillar.
(4)
Use a pencil and outline the hinge plate posi-
tion on the pillar post for future assembly.
( 5 ) Remove the hinge plate attaching bolts from
the pillar post.
(6) Slide the hinge plate and torsion bar in through
NK719
Fig. 6 L T a i l Gate Handle Stud Locations
IAP Models)
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NK718
Fig. 61-Tail Gate Handle Stud Locotions
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M o d e l d
the guide toward the center of the tail gate.
opening.
(7) Lower the tail gate down and out of the body
lnstallation
(1)
With the torsion bars and hinge plates pushed
in toward the center of the tail gate, engage the hinge
plates into the lower opening of the body.
(2)
Attach the hinge plate attaching bolts into the
pillar posts and locate the hinge plates in relation to
the previous pencil marked positions.
(3) Tighten the attaching bolts firmly enough
to
hold the position and inspect the alignment.
(4)
Close the tail gate and center in the opening.
(5)
Attach the torsion bar bracket to the pillar post.
(6)
Open the tail gate and tighten the set screws on
(7) Connect the wires to the control switch and in-
( 8 )
Operate the tail gate window and inspect the
the hinge pivot pin (Fig.
58).
stall the trim panel.
alignment.
Fig. 62-Tail Gate Handle Locations