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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2009 🢒 Express 🢒 Body Repair 🢒 Bolted Exterior Body Panels and Closures 🢒 Radiator Support Replacement

Removal Procedure
  1. Disconnect the battery negative cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection.
  2. Remove the radiator from the vehicle. Refer to Radiator Replacement.
  3. Remove the grille. Refer to Grille Replacement.
  4. Remove the headlamp and the parking lamp connectors and the harnesses from the radiator support.
  5. Remove the headlamp assemblies. Refer to Sealed Beam Headlamp Replacement or Headlamp Capsule Replacement.
  6. Remove the wiring harnesses from the clips at the front of the support and the back of the support.
  7. Remove the ground wires from the support.
  8. Remove the primary hood latch cable from the sheet metal support and the latch. Refer to Hood Primary and Secondary Latch Replacement.
  9. Remove the fuel vapor canister and the lines from the radiator support.
  10. Remove the air conditioning condenser and the lines, if equipped. Refer to Air Conditioning Condenser Replacement.

    11. Object Number: 314968 Size: SH
  11. Remove the forward lamp harness from the radiator support (1).
  12. Remove the bolts (3) retaining the radiator support (1) to the vehicle.
  13. Remove the radiator support (1) from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 314968 Size: SH
  1. Install the radiator support (1) to the vehicle.

    2. Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

  2. Install the bolts (3) in order to retain the radiator support (1) to the vehicle and tighten to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
  3. Install the forward lamp harness to the radiator support (1).
  4. Install the radiator to the radiator support. Refer to Radiator Replacement.
  5. Install the air conditioning condenser to the radiator support (1). Refer to Air Conditioning Condenser Replacement.
  6. Install the fuel vapor canister and the lines to the radiator support.
  7. Install the headlamps. Refer to Sealed Beam Headlamp Replacement or Headlamp Capsule Replacement.
  8. Install the primary hood latch bracket to the sheet metal support. Refer to Hood Primary and Secondary Latch Replacement.
  9. Install the ground wires to the support.
  10. Install the wiring harnesses into the clips on the front and the back of the support.
  11. Install the headlamp connectors and the parking lamp connectors to the lamps.
  12. Install the grille. Refer to Grille Replacement.
  13. Install the radiator. Refer to Radiator Replacement.
  14. Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection.