GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 157

Fig. 2C-15--Fender Skirt Assembly-CK M odel
2. D rain radiator and remove rad iato r hoses. Disconnect
oil cooler lines if so equipped.
3. Disconnect wire connectors at the dash and toe panel
and wire connector to horn and voltage regulator.
4. D isconnect battery and generator wires.
5. Remove front bum per bolts and remove bum per.
6. Remove bolts attaching fender upper edge to cowl door
fram e.
7. Remove fan shroud.
8. W orking from u n d e rn e a th re a r of fender, rem ove
attach m en t from each fender at the hinge pillar.
9. Remove bolt from each rad iato r support mounting.
10. Remove bolts at each fender skirt to cab underbody
(Fig. 2C-15).
11. W ith a helper, remove front sheet m etal assem bly, with
radiator, battery, horn and voltage regulator attached.
Installation
1. W ith a helper place sheet m etal assem bly in position.
In stall all bolts loosely to fa c ilita te aligning afte r
com plete installation.
2. Install fender bolts at cowl.
3. Install com bination bolt and flat w asher assembly into
each fen d er rein fo rcem en t w hile in sertin g shim s
req u ired betw een fender rein fo rcem en t and body
(R efer to Fig. 2C-16).
4. Install two bolts and shims required a t each fender rear
lower edge to hinge pillar.
5. Install bolt in each fender skirt to underbody.
6. Install bolts at steering colum n skirt reinforcem ent,
final torque 25 ft. lb. (33 N -m ).
7. T ighten each rad iato r support m ounting bolt 33 ft. lb.
(44 N -m ).
8. Torque bolts at fender to cowl 25 ft. lb. (33 N-m)
9. Install front bum per.
10. C onnect wire connectors a t dash and toe panel. A ttach
generator and regulator wires.
11. Connect upper and lower radiator hoses. Connect oil
cooler lines to the radiator on models so equipped.
12. Connect battery and fill radiator. S ta rt engine and
check for leaks.
13. Install Hood.
R adiator Support
Rem oval
1. D rain radiator, saving coolant, loosen attachm en ts and
remove rad iator and coolant recovery tank.
2. Disconnect and remove battery.
3. Remove wiring from radiator support.
4. Disconnect fan shroud and lay back on engine.
5. Remove both head lam p assemblies.
6. Remove grille assembly.
7. Remove lower radiato r grille panel. (Fig. 2C -13).
8. Rem ove screw s securing front fenders to ra d ia to r
support.
9. Rem ove screw s securing fender skirts to ra d ia to r
support bottom . (Fig. 2C-15).
10. Rem ove bolt securing cen ter support to ra d ia to r
support.
11. Remove bolts securing hood latch assembly to radiator
support.
12. Remove radiato r support bolts secured to fram e.
13. T ilt radiato r support rearw ard and lift up and off.
Installation
1. R otate radiato r support into position and loosely install
attachm ents to fram e.
2. Connect center support to radiator support.
3. Connect hood latch plate.
4. Connect radiator support brackets to fenders.
CHASSIS SHEET METAL 2C-7