Depth Adjustment; Door Lower Section; Reflector Stripe Installation; Door Seal Replacement - PREVOST H3-41 Maintenance Manual

SECTION 18a: H3 SERIES BODY
5. Using the screws, install the trim hiding the
hinges.
To adjust door depth on lock side:
Depth adjustment is done by moving the two
door striker pins.
1. Slightly loosen the door striker pins.
2. Ask your assistant to press the door from the
exterior, until it will adjust with the vehicle
structure. Then tighten the striker pin.
3. Repeat until the door depth is corrected to
satisfaction.

11.4 DOOR LOWER SECTION

When a plastic door lower section replacement
is needed, proceed the following way:
1. Remove the reflective stripe at the top edge
of the door's lower section. Unscrew the
retaining screws located under the reflective
stripe.
2. Remove the lower section.
3. With a sharp edge knife, scrape as much
tape as possible and compound left on the
fiberglass door
adhesive tape and sealing compound was
applied.
4. Sand the surface or the door where new
adhesive tape will be applied with 240 grit
sandpaper.
NOTE
Tape adheres best to smooth surfaces such
as glass or gelcoat finishes. Be careful surface
is as smooth as possible before applying tape.
5. Clean contact surfaces with alcohol.
6. Clean the fiberglass door and the new
plastic lower section with a "tack cloth".
Make only one pass on the surface and
never come back on a previously cleaned
surface.
WARNING
Wear rubber gloves and do not smoke when
cleaning.
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7. Prepare the door lower section with Sika
#205 and a clean rag. Make only one pass
on the surface and never come back on a
previously cleaned surface.
NOTE
Never use Sika #205 directly from the
container to avoid contamination of the
product.
8. Wait at least 5 minutes before preceding the
next step to allow complete evaporation of
the product.
9. Put new adhesive tape where it was
previously applied. Pass a 1" (25mm) roller
on it to get a good adhesion on the
fiberglass.
10. Apply Sika #252
compound where it was previously applied.
11. Remove protective paper from the adhesive
tape and install the door lower section. Apply
pressure with a roller where the lower door
section touches the fiberglass door.
12. Replace the retaining screws.

11.5 REFLECTOR STRIPE INSTALLATION

1. Clean contact surfaces with alcohol.
2. Prepare surface of reflector stripe and door
lower section with Sika #205.
3. Put two rows of adhesive tape on the lower
door section.
4. Apply Sika #252
compound between parallel tape stripes.
5. Remove protective paper from the adhesive
tape and press the reflective stripe in place.

11.6 DOOR SEAL REPLACEMENT

1. Inspect the seal; if cracked or torn, it must
be replaced:
2. Remove the old seal and with a sharp edge
knife, scrape tape left on the fiberglass door
surface.
3. Sand the surface of the door where a new
seal will be applied with 240 grit sandpaper.
4. Clean the surface with alcohol.
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