| [GMCnet] Rear panel & front fender removal [message #168070] |
Mon, 30 April 2012 17:01  |
GMC_LES
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Has anyone successfully removed the rear panel from their coach? The panel I am referring to is the rear body panel that holds the rear window and fastens to the end cap with those ugly rusted screws.
My rear panel has a crack below the window opening that will require some repair. If the panel is not too dificult to remove, I'd prefer to replace it rather that repair it.
For the front fenders, how much work is involved in separating them from the front cap/nose and can this be done and still save the nose piece and the fenders?
If these tasks are relatively easy to accomplish, I'd like to try to save the front and rear caps that Marcus has from going to the dump.
Les Burt
Montreal
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear panel & front fender removal [message #168073 is a reply to message #168070] |
Mon, 30 April 2012 17:20  |
jw mills
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I've had mine off several times. The first time was a bear, as you
said, rusted screws, some of which I just drilled the heads and worked
on them after I removed the hatch. When it went back on it was T-nuts
epoxied in with socket head SS screws. BTW for a seal I used 1/2"
backerbar - no signs of leaks in 3 years.
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Jim Mills KD0NPU
Greeley, CO
1973 CanyonLands 260
TZE-063V100731(under renovation)
On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 18:01 -0400, Les Burt wrote:
> Has anyone successfully removed the rear panel from their coach? The panel I am referring to is the rear body panel that holds the rear window and fastens to the end cap with those ugly rusted screws.
>
> My rear panel has a crack below the window opening that will require some repair. If the panel is not too dificult to remove, I'd prefer to replace it rather that repair it.
>
> For the front fenders, how much work is involved in separating them from the front cap/nose and can this be done and still save the nose piece and the fenders?
>
> If these tasks are relatively easy to accomplish, I'd like to try to save the front and rear caps that Marcus has from going to the dump.
>
> Les Burt
> Montreal
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear panel & front fender removal [message #168127 is a reply to message #168073] |
Mon, 30 April 2012 22:10 |
GMC_LES
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Jim, when you removed it the first time what did you do to successfully get it apart?
I would imagine careful use of a heat gun would help soften whatever is holding the parts together.
Les Burt
Montreal
On 2012-04-30, at 6:20 PM, | <mills@bmi.net> wrote:
> I've had mine off several times. The first time was a bear, as you
> said, rusted screws, some of which I just drilled the heads and worked
> on them after I removed the hatch. When it went back on it was T-nuts
> epoxied in with socket head SS screws. BTW for a seal I used 1/2"
> backerbar - no signs of leaks in 3 years.
> --
> Jim Mills KD0NPU
> Greeley, CO
> 1973 CanyonLands 260
> TZE-063V100731(under renovation)
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>
> On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 18:01 -0400, Les Burt wrote:
>
>> Has anyone successfully removed the rear panel from their coach? The panel I am referring to is the rear body panel that holds the rear window and fastens to the end cap with those ugly rusted screws.
>>
>> My rear panel has a crack below the window opening that will require some repair. If the panel is not too dificult to remove, I'd prefer to replace it rather that repair it.
>>
>> For the front fenders, how much work is involved in separating them from the front cap/nose and can this be done and still save the nose piece and the fenders?
>>
>> If these tasks are relatively easy to accomplish, I'd like to try to save the front and rear caps that Marcus has from going to the dump.
>>
>> Les Burt
>> Montreal
>>
>>
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