Date:         Mon, 10 May 2021 08:22:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Carat fiberglass claddings
Comments: To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk3eBVw0MMBqDobOq125PaULe8f5qLZ59XTW6AN8yAGshg@mail.gmail.com>
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thanks Jim,

all the rivets at the bottom were broken. The top of the hangers is on the
van, the bottom of the hangers is on the fiberglass cladding.

so all I have to do is pull the fiberglass cladding UP to remove it?

dan

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:17 AM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> You go in from the bottom and loosen the ten mm nuts that clamp the
> cladding to the hangers. Lift out, then up and it's off. If you need to
> remove the hangers, drill the rivets, back with an appropriate washer over
> the torn part, and replace the rivets.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:17 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> A friend helped me to rotate the tires... he raised the van with a floor
>> jack and the driver side fiberglass cladding popped out, now it's loose on
>> the bottom and *hanging on the top*... I can see the bottom rivets of the
>> hangers were broken.
>>
>> Anyone know how to remove the cladding completely so I can put the rivets
>> and hangers back on?
>>
>> many thanks,
>>
>> dan
>>
>