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17-10
GROUP
17- BODY, DOORS AND WINDOWS
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HOISTING VEHICLE
The unitized body-frame construc-
tion requires special precautions and
procedures when the car is jacked
up or hoisted. In some cases, spe-
cial hoist adapters must be used as
recommended
by
specific
hoist
manufacturers.
Refer to the Owner's Manuals
when using the jack supplied with
the
car.
DRIVE-ON TYPE HOIST
To prevent possible damages to
the underbody, do not drive the
car onto the drive-on type hoist
without first checking for possible
interference between the upright
flanges of the hoist rails and the
underbody. Should there be inter-
ference, the hoist flanges should be
modified as necessary and/ or the
approach ramps built up to provide
the needed clearance.
RAIL TYPE-FREE WHEELING
HOIST
FRONT
The front adapters or hoist plates
must be carefully positioned in con-
tact with the lower suspension arms
to assure
safe,
accurate
lifting.
REAR
The hoist adapters must be posi-
tioned carefully under the rear axle
to prevent damage to the shock ab-
sorbers when the car is raised. The
hoist rails should be raised slowly
and the position of the adapters
checked.
FORK LIFT -
TWIN POST
HOIST
FRONT
To assure safe hoisting, the front
post adapters must be positioned
carefully to contact the centre of
the lower suspension arms (Fig. 3).
REAR
To prevent damage to the shock
absorbers, the rear forks must con-
tact the axle at points as near as
practicable to the differential hous-
ing. Carefully raise the rear post
and check the position of the fork
(Fig. 4).
FRONT RAIL TYPE
,
FORK LIFT
OR
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TACT AREA
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FIG. 3-Front Hoist
Contact Areas
FRAME CONTACT HOIST
Frame contact hoist adapters are
necessary to lift the car. The hoist
adapter pads should each cover at
BODY-DOOR WINDLACE
AND SEAL
The installation of door windlace
and weather seals is shown in Fig. 5.
To remove the combined windlace/
seal remove the screws attaching the
moulded ends to the door frame and
remove the windlace/seal from the
flange
.
least 12 square inches of underbody
area. Figs. 3 and 4 show recom-
mended contact points for the hoist
pads.
FLOOR JACK
When a stationary floor jack or a
roll jack is to be
used,
there are
several specific recommended points
of contact. Either side of the car
may be raised at the front by jack
contact at the lower arm strut con-
nection. Either side of the front
end of the car may also be raised
by jack pressure on the front cross-
member, or on the crossmember
to which the stabilizer is
co!'loected.
FIG. 4-Rear Hoist
Contact Areas
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