GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Isuzu 🢒 2008 🢒 I-370 🢒 Body Repair 🢒 Bolted Exterior Body Panels and Closures 🢒 Rear Side Door Wedge Replacement - Body Side

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 1256711 Size: SH
  1. Open the rear side access door.
  2. Apply tape to the area around the wedge to protect the paint.
  3. Heat the wedge (1) using a heat gun 152 mm (6 in) from the surface.
  4. Apply the heat using a circular motion for about 30 seconds.
  5. Remove the wedge from the body using a plastic, flat-bladed tool.
  6. Remove all adhesive from the body using 3M Scotch Brite molding adhesive remover disk 3M P/N 07201, or equivalent.
  7. Clean the body surface using varnish makers and painters (VMP) naptha.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 1256711 Size: SH
  1. Warm the body surface with a heat gun 152 mm (6 in) from the surface to a minimum of 21°C (70°F).
  2. Remove the backing from the wedge (1).
  3. Align the tabs on the wedge to the holes in the body.
  4. Press the wedge to the body surface.
  5. Inspect the wedge for proper adhesion.
  6. Remove the tape from the area around the wedge.
  7. Close the rear side access door.