battery CHEVROLET DYNASTY 1993 Service Manual

DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH POWER WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH MANUAL WINDOWSREMOVAL (FIG. 11)
(1) Open door glass to full down position.
(2) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(3) Remove window crank cap, attaching screw,
and handle. (4) Remove door latch handle bezel insert. Discon-
nect power door lock switch wire connector, if
equipped. Remove screws holding handle bezel to
trim panel and separate bezel from door. (5) Remove screw holding armrest pull handle to
door through door latch handle bezel opening. (6) Remove hidden screw from in carpet at rear
lower corner of trim panel. (7) Using a suitable trim clip tool, disengage frog
leg clips at the ends and bottom of trim panel. After
all trim clips are loose, push inward at the top of the
trim panel and lift upward to disengage barb retain-
ers at top of panel. Separate trim from door.
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH MANUAL WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR SILENCER AND WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 12)
(1) Remove front door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR AND HINGE
The front door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the hinge pillar. The door half of the hinge
pivots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
hinge. If the welded half of the hinge must be bent to
align door, consult an authorized body repair facility.
FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 13)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
Fig. 10 Front Door Trim Panel with Power Windows
Fig. 11 Front Door Trim Panel with Manual Windows
Fig. 12 Front Door Silencer and Water Shield
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(2) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) from full up posi-
tion. Using suitable tape, secure door glass to upper
window frame. (3) Remove bolts holding window regulator to in-
ner door panel. (4) Slide roller from window lift channel. Rotate
regulator to bring lift arm through access hole first.
(5) Remove regulator assembly from door.
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR/POWER
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REMOVAL(FIG. 22)
(1) Remove trim panel and water shield and con-
nect window switch to wire connector. (2) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) from full up posi-
tion. Using suitable tape, secure door glass to upper
window frame. (3) Disconnect battery negative cable. (4) Remove bolts holding window regulator to in-
ner door panel. (5) Slide roller from window lift channel. Rotate
regulator to bring lift arm through access hole first.
(6) Remove regulator assembly from door.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 23)
(1) Remove trim panel, silencer pad, and water
shield. (2) Disconnect link rod from door latch.
(3) Remove bolts holding power door lock actuator
to inner door panel and separate actuator from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 20 Front Door Lower Channels
Fig. 21 Front Door Window RegulatorÐManual
Fig. 22 Front Door Window RegulatorÐPower
Fig. 23 Front Power Door Lock Actuator
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REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH POWER WINDOWS REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Move glass to down position.
(2) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(3) Remove screw holding latch release handle be-
zel to door. Slide bezel forward and separate from
door trim. (4) Remove ash tray. Remove screw holding trim
panel to door from ash tray opening. (5) Pry power window switch from retainer in door
trim and disconnect wire connector. (6) Using a suitable trim clip tool, disengage frog
leg clips at the ends and bottom of trim panel. After
all trim clips are loose, push inward at the top of the
trim panel and lift upward to disengage barb fasten-
ers at top of panel. Separate trim from door.
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH POWER WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH MANUAL WINDOWSREMOVAL (FIG. 25)
(1) Move glass to down position.
(2) Remove screw holding latch release handle be-
zel to door. Slide bezel forward and separate from
door trim. (3) Remove ash tray. Remove screw holding trim
panel to door from ash tray opening. (4) Pry window crank cap from crank. Remove
screw holding crane to regulator and separate from
door (6) Using a suitable trim clip tool, disengage frog
leg clips at the ends and bottom of trim panel. After
all trim clips are loose, push inward at the top of the
trim panel and lift upward to disengage barb fasten-
ers at top of panel. Separate trim from door.
DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH MANUAL WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR SILENCER AND WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR AND HINGE
The rear door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the B-pillar. The door half of the hinge piv-
ots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
Fig. 24 Rear Door Trim Panel with Power Windows
Fig. 25 Rear Door Trim Panel with Manual Window
Fig. 26 Rear Door Silencer and Water Shield
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INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. On vehicles with
automatic transaxle, verify gear selector indicator
adjustment before returning vehicle to use.
FLOOR CARPET
REMOVAL (FIG. 46)
(1) Remove cowl trim panels and scuff plates.
(2) Remove front seats and inboard seat belts.
(3) Remove center arm rest and front console.
(4) Remove outboard seat belt lower attaching
bolts. (5) Remove rear seat cushion.
(6) Pull carpet from under B-pillar trim covers.
(7) Fold carpet and remove through front door
opening.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
OVERHEAD CONSOLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 47)
(1) Remove screws holding overhead console to re-
inforcement bracket. (2) Slide overhead console rearward to separate re-
inforcement bracket retainer tab from console. (3) Lower console from roof and disconnect wire
connectors.
INSTALLATION
Reverse The preceding operation.
HEAD LINING
REMOVAL (FIG. 48)
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Pull dome lamp downward to disengage from
retaining ring in head lining. Separate lens from
lamp body and remove bulb. Separate bulb holder
from lamp body. Remove attaching screw holding re-
taining ring to roof bow. (3) Remove screws holding coat hooks to roof above
rear doors. (4) Remove roof rail and A-pillar mouldings.
(5) Remove screws holding sun visors to roof
header and disconnect wire connector, if equipped.
Remove inboard sun visor hangers. (6) Remove overhead console, if equipped.
(7) Pull front reading lamp downward to disengage
from retaining ring in head lining and disconnect
wire connector. Remove screws holding retaining
ring to roof header. (8) Remove pinch welt holding headlining to sun
roof opening, if equipped. (9) Remove inside rear view mirror from wind-
shield bracket if necessary. (10) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding
head lining to roof above rear window and slide head
lining forward about 25 mm (1 in.).
Fig. 45 Front Center Console
Fig. 46 Floor Carpet and Silencers
Fig. 47 Overhead Console
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ing hood, align all marks and secure bolts. The hood
should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) gap to the front
fenders and flush across the top surfaces along fend-
ers.(4) Remove the top hood to hinge bolts and loosen
the bottom bolts until they can be removed by hand. (5) With assistance of a helper at the opposite side
of the vehicle to support the hood, remove the bottom
hood to hinge bolts. Separate the hood from the ve-
hicle.
HOOD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Support hood on the side that requires hinge
replacement. (2) Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations
with a grease pencil or other suitable device to pro-
vide reference marks for installation. When install-
ing hood hinge, align all marks and secure bolts. The
hood should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) gap to the
front fenders and flush across the top surfaces along
fenders. Shims can be added or removed under hood
hinge to achieve proper hood height. (3) Remove hood to hinge attaching bolts.
(4) Remove hood hinge to front fender attaching
bolts and separate hinge from vehicle.
HOOD HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. If necessary, paint
new hinge before installation.
HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE CABLE
HOOD LATCH REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Raise hood top the full up position.
(2) Remove hood latch attaching bolts holding
latch to radiator closure panel and separate from ve-
hicle. (3) Pry release cable casing attachment from slot
receiver on latch, disengage cable end from latch arm
hook.
HOOD LATCH INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Raise hood to the full up position.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding hood latch
cover to radiator closure panel and separate cover
from vehicle, if equipped. (3) Disconnect hood release cable casing and cable
end from hood latch assembly. Refer to Hood Latch
Removal procedure in this section. (4) Remove hood latch release cable handle attach-
ing bolts from under left lower edge of instrument
panel. (5) Disengage release cable rubber grommet from
engine compartment dash panel behind instrument
panel. (6) Rout cable assembly through engine compart-
ment around battery, under fender lip, under relay
bank, and under wiring harnesses, toward dash
Fig. 5 Hood Remove or InstallÐTypical
Fig. 6 Hood Hinge AssemblyÐTypical
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REAR DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL (FIG. 19)
(1) Remove rear door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer pad and water shield.
(3) Remove door frame trim moulding.
(4) Remove screws holding lift plate to door glass.
(5) Loosen glass slam bumpers.
(6) Lift glass upward through opening at top of
door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove rear door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer pad and water shield.
(3) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (4) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (5) Separate regulator from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR GLASS LIFT PLATE AND GUIDE BAR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove rear door glass. (2) Remove bolts holding upper guide bar mount
bracket to inner door panel. (3) Remove nut holding guide bar to lower door
bottom frame. (4) Slide lift plate channel from regulator roller.
(5) Separate guide bar from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
OVERHEAD CONSOLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 20)
(1) Remove screws holding overhead console to re-
inforcement bracket. (2) Slide overhead console rearward to separate re-
inforcement bracket retainer tab from console. (3) Lower console from roof and disconnect wire
connectors.
INSTALLATION
Reverse The preceding operation.
HEAD LINING
REMOVAL (FIG. 21)
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Pull dome lamp downward to disengage from
retaining ring in head lining. Separate lens from
lamp body and remove bulb. Separate bulb holder
from lamp body. Remove attaching screw holding re-
taining ring to roof bow. (3) Remove screws holding coat hooks to roof above
rear doors. (4) Remove roof rail and A-pillar mouldings.
(5) Remove screws holding sun visors to roof
header and disconnect wire connector, if equipped.
Remove inboard sun visor hangers. (6) Remove overhead console, if equipped.
Fig. 19 Rear DoorFig. 20 Overhead Console
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(4) Remove hood latch release cable handle attach-
ing bolts from under left lower edge of instrument
panel. (5) Disengage release cable rubber grommet from
engine compartment dash panel behind instrument
panel. (6) Rout cable assembly through engine compart-
ment around battery, under fender lip, under power
distribution center, and under wiring harnesses, to-
ward dash panel. Push cable through access hole in
dash panel under the brake master cylinder, into
passenger compartment.
HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD LATCH SAFETY CATCH
REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Remove screw holding safety latch handle
bracket to hood. (3) Mark location of safety catch on hood to assist
installation alignment. (4) Remove bolts holding safety catch to hood.
(5) Separate safety catch from hood.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD APPLIQUE
REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Remove plugs from access holes at rear of hood.
(3) Remove nuts holding applique to hood.
(4) Separate applique from hood.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
COWL COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Disconnect windshield washer hoses from wiper
arms. (3) Remove windshield wiper arm assemblies. Re-
fer to Group 8K, Windshield Wiper and Washer Sys-
tems. (4) Remove plastic expanding type fasteners hold-
ing cowl cover to cowl, below windshield. (5) Lift back of cowl cover and slide cover rearward
from under dash panel to hood seal and separate
cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT END SPLASH SHIELDS
REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove front wheel assembly.
(3) Remove push-in fasteners holding front wheel-
house splash shield to fender opening lip and inner
wheelhouse area.
Fig. 5 Hood Latch Release Cable
Fig. 6 Hood Latch Safety Catch
Fig. 7 Hood Applique
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mm (0.240 in) gap to front door edge. All surfaces
across gaps should be flush.
DOOR TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 12)
(1) Lower door glass to down position. Disconnect
battery negative cable, if equipped with power win-
dows. (2) Remove window crank screw cover. Remove
screw holding window crank to regulator and sepa-
rate crank from door, if equipped with manual win-
dows. (3) Remove screw holding inside latch release han-
dle bezel to door. Slide bezel forward and remove
from door panel. Disconnect power door lock switch
wire connector, if equipped. (4) Pull power mirror switch outward to disengage
clips holding switch to door panel. Disconnect mirror
switch wire connector, if equipped. (5) Lift upward at rear edge of power window/seat
switch bezel to disengage clips holding bezel to door
panel. Disconnect wire connectors from power win-
dow and power seat switches, if equipped. (6) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
inside power window switch bezel opening. (7) Pry outward on reflector lens to disengage
clips. Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
behind reflector. (8) Remove hidden screws holding trim panel to
door from carpet area on trim panel. (9) Disengage push-in fasteners holding trim panel
to door at ends and bottom center of trim panel. (10) Lift trim panel from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR SILENCER AND WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 13)
(1) Remove front door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR AND HINGE
The front door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the hinge pillar. The door half of the hinge
pivots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
hinge. If the welded half of the hinge must be bent to
align door, consult an authorized body repair facility.
Fig. 11 Front Fender
Fig. 12 Door Trim Panel
Fig. 13 Front Door Silencer and Water ShieldÐTypical
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FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
FRONT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align door to
achieve 6 mm (0.240 in.) gap to all surrounding pan-
els and flush across gaps.
DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield, as necessary.
(3) Raise door glass to up position. (4) Disconnect linkage rods from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding latch top door end
frame. (6) Separate latch from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass lift plate to keep the glass
from falling. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 15)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass to keep the glass from falling.
Disconnect battery negative cable. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Remove nuts holding lift plate to glass.
(6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 14 Front Door Assembly
Fig. 15 Power Window Regulator
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MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 16)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass to keep the glass from falling. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Remove nuts holding lift plate to glass.
(6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
MANUAL WINDOW LIFT PLATE AND GUIDE
REMOVAL (FIG. 16)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer and water
shield. (2) Raise glass enough to align lift plate to large
access hole in inner door panel. (3) Remove nuts holding glass to lift plate.
(4) Separate glass from lift plate and allow glass to
rest on bottom of door. (5) Remove bolt holding guide bar to upper door
frame. (6) Remove bolts holding guide bar top inner door
panel. (7) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (8) Remove lift plate and guide bar through large
access hole in inner door panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL (FIG. 17)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield.
(3) Raise door glass 100 mm (4 in.) from down po-
sition. (4) Disconnect battery negative cable if equipped
with power windows. (5) Loosen bolts holding glass stabilizers and guide
hook receiver to top of inner door frame. (6) Remove nuts holding door glass to lift plate.
(7) Separate glass from lift plate and lift glass up-
ward from opening at top of door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Remove side view mirror cover.
(4) Pull glass run weatherstrip from door frame
channel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH RELEASE HANDLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 18)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Raise door glass to full up position.
(3) Disconnect security alarm switch and illumi-
nated entry switch from back of outside front door
latch release handle, if equipped. For additional in-
formation refer to Group 8Q, Vehicle Theft Security
System (4) Disconnect lock rod and latch release rod from
door latch assembly.
Fig. 16 Manual Window RegulatorFig. 17 Door Glass
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