CHEVROLET PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM 1993 Service Manual

REAR DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 21)
(1) Remove B-pillar trim panel and disconnect all
wire connectors leading to door. Push wire harness
through access hole in B-pillar into hinge opening. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (4) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Separate door from vehicle.
REAR DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Rear Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
REAR DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 21)
(1) To remove upper hinge bolted half, remove
B-pillar trim panel. To remove lower hinge bolted
half it is not necessary to remove B-pillar trim. (2) Support rear door on a suitable lifting device. (3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to B-pillar and sep-
arate hinge form vehicle.
REAR 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.
OUTSIDE REAR DOOR LATCH RELEASE HANDLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 22)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Raise door glass to full up position.
(3) Remove rear door speaker, if equipped.
(4) Disconnect latch release rod from door latch as-
sembly. (5) Remove nuts holding outside door latch handle
to retainer bracket and separate bracket from door. (6) Separate latch handle from door panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL (FIG. 23)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad and wa-
ter shield. (2) Raise door glass to full up position.
(3) Remove door speaker, if equipped.
(4) Disconnect all actuator rods from door latch as-
sembly. (5) Remove screws holding door latch assembly to
inner door rear panel and separate from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 20 Rear Door Silencer and Water ShieldÐTypical
Fig. 21 Rear Door HingesÐTypical
Fig. 22 Outside Rear Door Latch Release HandleÐTypical
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REAR POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Raise door glass to full up position.
(3) Remove door speaker, if equipped.
(4) Disconnect actuator rod from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding power lock actuator to
inner door panel and separate from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL (FIG. 25)
(1) Remove door trim panel and water shield.
(2) Position door glass half way up in door glass
opening. (3) Pull upward firmly at the front upper corner of
glass to disengage lower glass guide from run chan-
nel. (4) Insert door glass removal tool C-4867 between
the glass slide and division run channel retaining lip
at approximately 50 mm (2 in.) down from top rear-
ward corner of glass. Push handle of tool toward
glass to open channel. Pull forward on the glass to
separate the slide from the channel. (5) Position glass inboard of the division channel.
Pivot top of glass rearward between division channel
and inner door panel. (6) Separate regulator lift arm roller from glass lift
channel or remove bolt from regulator track, with
power windows. (7) Remove door glass through opening at top of
door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Lower door glass into opening at top of door.
(2) Insert window regulator lift arm roller into
glass lift channel or install bolt to regulator track,
with power windows. (3) Push top of glass rearward to snap top slide
into division run channel. (4) Push downward at front of glass to snap bottom
slide into channel. (5) Install water shield and trim panel.
REAR DOOR BELT MOULDING AND
WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove trim panel, silencer pad, and water
shield.
Fig. 23 Rear Door Latch AssemblyÐTypical
Fig. 24-Rear Power Lock ActuatorÐTypical
Fig. 25 Rear Door Glass
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(2) Remove door glass.
(3) Remove screws holding belt moulding and
weatherstrip to outer door panel and separate moul-
ding from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door belt moulding and weatherstrip
assembly. (2) Pull door glass run weatherstrip from forward
lower channel and upper door frame. (3) Separate glass run weatherstrip from door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Insert glass run weatherstrip into top of glass
opening upper channel. Align molded corner of
weatherstrip to upper front corner of glass opening. (2) Push weatherstrip into door frame window
opening. (3) Install door belt moulding and weatherstrip as-
sembly.
REAR DOOR STATIONARY GLASS
STATIONARY GLASS REMOVAL
(1) Remove belt moulding and weatherstrip assem-
bly. (2) Remove upper window opening moulding.
(3) Remove bolts and screws holding division chan-
nel and glass module to door assembly and separate
division channel from door frame. (4) Separate stationary glass from division chan-
nel. (5) Remove division channel through opening at
top of door.
STATIONARY GLASS INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR/MANUAL
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Remove trim panel, silencer pad, and water
shield. (2) Position door glass 150 mm (6 in.) up into glass
opening. (3) Remove bolts holding window regulator to in-
ner door panel. (4) Slide roller from window lift channel.
(5) Remove bolts holding reinforcement brace to
inner door panel. (6) By hand, pull glass upward to 25 mm (1 in.)
from full up position. Using suitable tape, secure
door glass to upper window frame. (7) Remove regulator assembly from door.
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR/POWER
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REMOVAL
(1) Remove trim panel and water shield.
(2) Position door glass 150 mm (6 in.) up into glass
opening. (3) Remove bolts holding window regulator lift
bracket to door glass. (4) Remove fasteners holding power window regu-
lator to inner door panel. (5) By hand, pull glass upward to 25 mm (1 in.)
from full up position. Using suitable tape, secure
door glass to upper window frame. (6) Remove regulator assembly from door.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIPS
FRONT OR REAR DOOR OPENINGWEATHERSTRIP REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Remove interior trim as necessary to gain ac-
cess to door opening weatherstrip. (2) Pull weatherstrip from pinch flange around
door opening.
FRONT OR REAR DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP INSTALLATION
(1) Locate the middle to the weatherstrip at the
center of the upper pinch flange. Push weatherstrip
onto pinch flange at the top corner near the B-pillar.
Fig. 26 Rear Door Manual Window RegulatorÐTypical
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(2) When the weatherstrip has been installed down
the door opening to the sill pinch flange, mate the
ends of the weatherstrip together and finish install-
ing.
QUARTER GLASS WINDOW
REMOVAL (FIG. 28)
(1) Remove quarter trim panel as necessary to
gain access to quarter glass fasteners. (2) Remove quarter window opening moulding.
(3) Remove screw holding quarter glass to retain-
ing bracket. (4) Remove rivets holding quarter glass to B-pillar
witha6mm (0.250 in.) drill.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER GLASS WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL (FIG. 29)
(1) Remove quarter trim panel as necessary to
gain access to quarter glass fasteners. (2) Remove screw holding quarter glass to retain-
ing bracket. (3) Hinge quarter glass away from weatherstrip.
(4) Remove quarter glass weatherstrip from pinch
flange.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
BODY SIDE MOULDING AND APPLIQUE
STICK-ON BODY SIDE MOULDING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(1) Warm the effected stick-on moulding and body
metal to approximately 38ÉC (100ÉF) using a suitable
heat lamp or heat gun. (2) Pull stick-on moulding from painted surface.
(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. (4) If moulding is to be reused, Remove tape resi-
due from moulding. Clean back of moulding with Mo-
par, Super Kleen solvent or equivalent. Wipe
moulding dry with lint free cloth. Apply new body
side moulding (two sided adhesive) tape to back of
moulding. (5) Clean body surface with Mopar, Super Kleen
solvent or equivalent. Wipe surface dry with lint free
cloth. (6) Apply a length of masking tape on the body,
parallel to the top edge of the moulding to use as a
guide, if necessary. (7) Remove protective cover from tape on back of
moulding. Apply moulding to body below the mask-
ing tape guide. (8) Remove masking tape guide and heat body and
moulding, see step one. Firmly press moulding to
body surface to assure adhesion.
Fig. 27 Door Opening WeatherstripsÐTypical
Fig. 28 Quarter GlassÐAP-24 Body
Fig. 29 Quarter Glass WeatherstripÐAP-24 Body
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APPLIQUE MOULDING AND RETAINER REMOVAL
(1) Remove screws holding applique to rocker
panel from under vehicle. (2) Lift applique upward to separate from retain-
ing channel. (3) Remove pop-rivets holding retainer to rocker
panel using a suitable drill.
APPLIQUE MOULDING AND RETAINER INSTALLATION
(1) Install applique retainer on rocker panel with
pop-rivets. Paint or undercoat bare metal surfaces to
avoid rust. (2) Hook top of applique over retainer channel and
install screws under rocker panel.
COWL PANEL TRIM AND SCUFF PLATES
COWL PANEL AND DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL (FIG. 30 OR 31)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove screw holding trim panel to cowl for-
ward of the front door opening. (3) Remove screws holding scuff plate to door sill.
(4) Separate cowl panel trim and scuff plate from
vehicle.
COWL PANEL AND DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
A-PILLAR AND ROOF RAIL MOULDINGS
A-PILLAR MOULDING REMOVAL (FIG. 30 OR31)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Disengage clips holding A-pillar moulding to
roof rail above door opening. (3) Slide A-pillar moulding upward and pull rear-
ward to separate moulding from A-pillar.
A-PILLAR MOULDING INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR DOOR ROOF RAIL MOULDING REMOVALÐAP-44 BODY (FIG. 30)
(1) Open rear door.
(2) Disengage clips holding roof rail moulding to
roof rail above rear door opening. (3) Separate moulding from vehicle.
REAR DOOR ROOF RAIL MOULDINGINSTALLATIONÐAP-44 BODY
Reverse the preceding operation.
B-PILLAR TRIM PANELÐAP-44 Body
REMOVAL (FIG. 30)
(1) Remove roof rail mouldings and scuff plates as
necessary. (2) Remove shoulder harness turning loop cover.
Remove bolt holding turning loop to B-pillar. (3) Remove bolt holding seat belt to floor below
B-pillar. (4) Lift B-pillar trim off door opening sill weather-
strips and push inward. (5) Slide B-pillar trim downward as far as possible
and separate trim from B-pillar.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
UPPER QUARTER TRIM PANELÐAP-44 BODY
REMOVAL (FIG. 30)
(1) Remove roof rail mouldings as necessary.
(2) Remove shoulder harness turning loop cover.
Remove bolt holding turning loop to quarter panel. (3) Remove rear seat as necessary to gain access to
quarter trim fasteners. (4) Remove screws holding rear header moulding
to roof as necessary to clear quarter removal path. (5) Remove screws holding upper quarter trim
panel to quarter panel. (6) Disengage hook and loop fastener holding trim
to quarter panel. (7) Pull trim panel forward and separate from ve-
hicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LOWER QUARTER TRIM PANELÐAP-44 BODY
REMOVAL (FIG. 30)
(1) Open rear door.
(2) Remove rear seat as necessary to gain access to
quarter trim fasteners. (3) Remove screw holding lower quarter trim panel
to quarter panel. (4) Separate lower quarter trim panel from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER TRIM PANELÐAP-44 BODY
REMOVAL (FIG. 31)
(1) Remove roof rail mouldings and scuff plates as
necessary. (2) Remove shoulder harness turning loop cover.
Remove bolt holding turning loop to quarter panel. (3) Remove rear seat cushion, back, and rear bol-
ster.
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(4) Remove screws holding rear header moulding
to roof as necessary to clear quarter removal path. (5) Remove screws holding upper quarter trim
panel to quarter panel. (6) Disengage hook and loop fastener holding trim
to quarter panel. (7) Pull trim panel forward and separate from ve-
hicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEAT BELTSÐAP-44 BODY
FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT REMOVAL (FIG. 32)
(1) Remove B-pillar trim panel.
(2) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to
B-pillar. (3) Separate retractor from vehicle.
FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 32)
(1) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle to floor.
(2) Disconnect seat belt sensor wire connector. (3) Separate buckle assembly from vehicle.
FRONT INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEAT BELTSÐAP-24 BODY
FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT
REMOVAL (FIG. 33)
(1) Remove quarter trim panel as necessary.
(2) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor quarter
panel. (3) Remove bolt holding front lap belt anchor to
floor. (4) Separate retractor from vehicle.
FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 33)
(1) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle to floor.
(2) Disconnect seat belt sensor wire connector.
(3) Separate buckle assembly from vehicle.
FRONT INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 30 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim CoversÐAP-44 Body
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REAR SEAT BELTS
REAR SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT REMOVAL (FIG. 34)
(1) Remove rear shoulder harness turning loop
cover. Remove bolt holding turning loop to roof
panel. (2) Remove quarter trim panel, lower panel on AP-
44. (3) Remove bolt holding lap belt to floor at wheel-
house kickup. (4) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to quar-
ter panel.
REAR SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR INBOARD BUCKLE/CENTER OCCUPANTBELTS REMOVAL (FIG. 34)
(1) Remove rear seat cushion.
(2) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle/center oc-
cupant belt to floor. (3) Separate buckle/belt assembly from vehicle.
REAR INBOARD BUCKLE/CENTER OCCUPANTBELT INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEATS
REMOVAL (FIG. 35 OR 36)
(1) Position seat full forward.
Fig. 31 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim CoversÐAP-24 Body
Fig. 32 Front Seat BeltsÐAP-44 Body
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(2) Remove screws holding rear track riser covers
and separate covers from tracks. (3) On power seat track, remove outboard track
cover. (4) Remove nuts holding seat track to floor.
(5) Position seat full rearward.
(6) On power seat track, remove door sill scuff
plate and disconnect wire connector. (7) Remove bolts holding seat track to cross mem-
ber. (8) Remove seat from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEATS
REAR SEAT CUSHION REMOVAL
(1) Remove bolts holding cushion to floor.
(2) Push center occupant seat belts through open-
ings in cushion. (3) Remove cushion from vehicle.
REAR SEAT CUSHION INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEAT BACK REMOVAL (FIG. 37)
(1) Hinge seat back forward and disengage push-in
fasteners holding carpet backing to trunk floor. (2) Remove bolts holding outboard hinge pivot
bracket to seat back. (3) Pull seat back outward to disengage inboard
pivot and separate from vehicle.
Fig. 33 Front Seat BeltsÐAP-24 Body
Fig. 34 Rear Seat BeltsÐTypical
Fig. 35 Manual Front Seat
Fig. 36 Power Front Seat
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REAR SEAT BACK INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
SEAT BACK BOLSTER CUSHION REMOVAL (FIG. 37)
(1) Remove rear seat cushion and back as neces-
sary. (2) Remove bolts holding outboard seat back bol-
ster to quarter panel. (3) Lift bolster upward to disengage hook retainer
on back of bolster and separate from vehicle.
SEAT BACK BOLSTER CUSHION INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation
FRONT CENTER CONSOLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 38)
(1) Position front seats full forward.
(2) Remove gear selector knob and PRNDL on ve-
hicles with automatic transaxle. Remove illumina-
tion lamp socket and position socket out of the way. (3) Lift gear shift boot adapter from console and
push adapter through opening in console on vehicles
with manual transaxle. (4) Remove bolts holding arm rest riser to floor
bracket. (5) Separate rear console from floor and remove
from vehicle. (6) Position front seats full rearward.
(7) Remove radio bezel from instrument panel. Re-
fer to Group 8E, Instrument Panel. Remove screws
holding console to instrument panel. (8) Remove screws holding forward console to
lower instrument panel rail. (9) Remove screws holding forward console to for-
ward brace. (10) Separate forward console from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Verify PRNDL
adjustment before returning vehicle to use.
FLOOR CARPET
REMOVAL (FIG. 39)
(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. 40)
(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.
Fig. 37 Rear Seat Back and Bolster
Fig. 38 Front Center Console
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INSTALLATION
Reverse The preceding operation.
HEAD LINING
REMOVAL (FIG. 41)
(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.). (11) Shift the front of head lining to one side to
pull head lining from behind B-pillar trim. Pull head
lining from behind other B-pillar trim. (12) Allow front of head lining to drop downward.
Slide head lining forward from behind quarter panel
trim. (13) Remove head lining from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
SUN ROOF WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL (FIG. 42)
(1) Remove sun roof sunshade and glass. Refer to
Owner's Manual for instructions. (2) Pull weatherstrip from pinch flange around sun
roof opening.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
SUN ROOF AIR DEFLECTOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 42)
(1) Remove sun roof sunshade and glass. Refer to
Owner's Manual for instructions.
Fig. 39 Floor Carpet and SilencersÐTypical
Fig. 40 Overhead ConsoleÐTypical
Fig. 41 Head LiningÐTypical
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