Removal Procedure
- Place the folding top in the down
position.
- Remove the storage compartment closeout panel. Refer to
Folding Top Stowage Compartment Front Closeout Panel Replacement
.
- Using an open-end wrench, remove the drive rods from the hinge.
- Use a grease pencil to mark the location
of the bolts (2) on the hinge and the bumpers (3) to the hinge.
- Measure the distance from the hinge to the edge of the bumpers.
- Loosen the hinge bumper jam nuts and remove the bumpers.
- Remove the hinge bolts (2).
- Remove the hinge from the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
- Position the closeout panel hinge to the
vehicle.
- Loosely install the hinge bolts (2). Do NOT tighten.
- Apply LOCTITEâ„¢ Blue, GM P/N 12345382 (Canadian P/N 10953489)
or equivalent to the bolts.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Align the bolts to the alignment marks on the hinge.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 11 N·m (97 lb in).
- Loosely install the hinge bumpers (3). Do NOT tighten the bumper
nuts.
- Adjust the bumpers to the same distance from the hinge that you recorded
earlier.
Tighten
Tighten the bumper jam nuts to 11 N·m
(97 lb in).
- Install the drive rods to the hinge.
- Install the storage compartment closeout panel. Refer to
Folding Top Stowage Compartment Front Closeout Panel Replacement
.