1993 CHEVROLET PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM wheel bolts

(4) Remove hood latch release cable handle attach-
ing bolts from under left lower edge of instrument
panel. (5) Disengage release cable rubber grommet from
engine compartment dash panel behind instrument
panel. (6) Rout cable assembly through engine compart-
ment around battery, under fender lip, under power
distribution center, and under wiring harnesses, to-
ward dash panel. Push cable through access hole in
dash panel under the brake master cylinder, into
passenger compartment.
HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD LATCH SAFETY CATCH
REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Remove screw holding safety latch handle
bracket to hood. (3) Mark location of safety catch on hood to assist
installation alignment. (4) Remove bolts holding safety catch to hood.
(5) Separate safety catch from hood.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD APPLIQUE
REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Remove plugs from access holes at rear of hood.
(3) Remove nuts holding applique to hood.
(4) Separate applique from hood.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
COWL COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Disconnect windshield washer hoses from wiper
arms. (3) Remove windshield wiper arm assemblies. Re-
fer to Group 8K, Windshield Wiper and Washer Sys-
tems. (4) Remove plastic expanding type fasteners hold-
ing cowl cover to cowl, below windshield. (5) Lift back of cowl cover and slide cover rearward
from under dash panel to hood seal and separate
cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT END SPLASH SHIELDS
REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove front wheel assembly.
(3) Remove push-in fasteners holding front wheel-
house splash shield to fender opening lip and inner
wheelhouse area.
Fig. 5 Hood Latch Release Cable
Fig. 6 Hood Latch Safety Catch
Fig. 7 Hood Applique
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(4) Separate wheelhouse splash shield from vehi-
cle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove one front wheelhouse splash shield
push-in fastener and separate wheelhouse splash
shield from transaxle splash shield. (2) Remove transaxle splash shield attaching bolts
and separate transaxle splash shield from vehicle.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove bolts holding engine drive belt splash
shield to right frame rail. (3) Separate drive belt splash shield from vehicle.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT FENDER
REMOVAL (FIG. 11)
(1) Remove front side marker lamp assembly. Re-
fer to Group 8L, Lamps for instructions. (2) Remove front bumper as necessary to gain
clearance to remove front fender. Refer to Front
Bumper Removal paragraph in this section. (3) Remove front wheelhouse splash shield. Refer
to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal para-
graph of this section. (4) Remove side applique as necessary to clear
front fender. Refer to Body Side Applique Removal
paragraph in this section. (5) Remove bolts holding bottom of front fender at
rear of wheel opening. (6) Remove bolt holding front fender to hinge pil-
lar at rear of wheelhouse. (7) Remove bolt holding front fender to cowl at top
of front door opening. (8) Remove bolts holding front fender to underside
of radiator closure panel. (9) Remove bolts holding front fender to front of
radiator closure panel. (10) Raise hood and support hood on a suitable
holding device. Mark hinge for installation indexing.
Remove lower hood hinge attaching bolts and sepa-
rate hinge from front fender. Refer to Hood Hinge
Removal paragraph in this section. (11) Remove bolts holding front fender to inner
wheelhouse along hood opening. (12) Separate front fender from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align front fender
to achiev ea4mm (0.160 in) gap to hood edge and 6
Fig. 8 Cowl Cover Assembly
Fig. 9 Front Wheelhouse and Transaxle Splash
ShieldsÐTypical
Fig. 10 Engine Drive Belt Splash ShieldÐTypical
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FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
FRONT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align door to
achieve 6 mm (0.240 in.) gap to all surrounding pan-
els and flush across gaps.
DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield, as necessary.
(3) Raise door glass to up position. (4) Disconnect linkage rods from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding latch top door end
frame. (6) Separate latch from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass lift plate to keep the glass
from falling. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 15)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass to keep the glass from falling.
Disconnect battery negative cable. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Remove nuts holding lift plate to glass.
(6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 14 Front Door Assembly
Fig. 15 Power Window Regulator
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(4) Remove hood latch release cable handle attach-
ing bolts from under left lower edge of instrument
panel. (5) Disengage release cable rubber grommet from
engine compartment dash panel behind instrument
panel. (6) Rout cable assembly through engine compart-
ment around battery, under fender lip, under relay
bank, and under wiring harnesses, toward dash panel. Push cable through access hole in dash panel
under the brake master cylinder, into passenger com-
partment.
HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
COWL COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 5)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Disconnect windshield washer hoses from wiper
arms. (3) Remove windshield wiper arm assemblies. Re-
fer to Group 8K, Windshield Wiper and Washer Sys-
tems. (4) Remove plastic expanding type fasteners hold-
ing cowl cover to cowl, below windshield. (5) Lift back of cowl cover and slide cover rearward
from under dash panel to hood seal and separate
cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT END SPLASH SHIELDS
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove front wheel assembly.
(3) Remove push-in fasteners holding front wheel-
house splash shield to fender opening lip and inner
wheelhouse area. (4) Separate wheelhouse splash shield from vehi-
cle.
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 3 Hood Hinge AssemblyÐTypical
Fig. 4 Hood Latch AssemblyÐTypical
Fig. 5 Cowl Cover Assembly
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TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Remove one front wheelhouse splash shield
push-in fastener and separate wheelhouse splash
shield from transaxle splash shield. (2) Remove transaxle splash shield attaching bolts
and separate transaxle splash shield from vehicle.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove bolts holding engine drive belt splash
shield to right frame rail. (3) Separate drive belt splash shield from vehicle.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELDINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Lower door glass and disconnect battery nega-
tive cable. (2) Remove courtesy lamp and remove socket.
(3) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
courtesy lamp opening. (4) Disengage clips holding speaker grille to trim
panel and separate grille from door. (5) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
speaker grille opening. (6) Remove screw holding inside latch handle bezel
to trim panel and separate bezel from door. Discon-
nect power door lock switch wire connector, if
equipped. (7) Remove window crank, if equipped.
(8) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
arm rest pull cup opening. (9) Remove hidden screws holding trim panel to
door from carpet area at bottom of trim. (10) Lift trim panel upward and separate panel
from door. (11) Disconnect radio speaker, power window and
power mirror wire connectors, if equipped.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR SILENCER AND WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove front door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 6 Front Wheelhouse and Transaxle Splash ShieldsÐTypical
Fig. 7 Engine Drive Belt Splash ShieldÐTypical
Fig. 8 Door Trim Panel
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FRONT DOOR AND HINGE
The front door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the hinge pillar. The door half of the hinge
pivots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
hinge. If the welded half of the hinge must be bent to
align door, consult an authorized body repair facility.
FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
FRONT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align door to
achieve 6 mm (0.240 in.) gap to all surrounding pan-
els and flush across gaps.
DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield, as necessary.
(3) Raise door glass to up position.
(4) Disconnect linkage rods from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding latch top door end
frame. (6) Separate latch from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass lift plate to keep the glass
from falling. (4) Disconnect power window motor wire connec-
tor, if equipped. (5) Remove rivets holding regulator to inner door
panel usin ga6mm (0.250 in) drill.
(6) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (7) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 9 Front Door Silencer and Water ShieldÐTypicalFig. 10 Front Door Assembly
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HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT END SPLASH SHIELDS
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELDREMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove front wheel assembly.
(3) Remove push-in fasteners holding front wheel-
house splash shield to fender opening lip and inner
wheelhouse area. (4) Separate wheelhouse splash shield from vehi-
cle.
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG.6)
(1) Remove one front wheelhouse splash shield
push-in fastener and separate wheelhouse splash
shield from transaxle splash shield. (2) Remove transaxle splash shield attaching bolts
and separate transaxle splash shield from vehicle.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove bolts holding engine drive belt splash
shield to right frame rail. (3) Separate drive belt splash shield from vehicle.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELDINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR TRIM PANELÐAP-24/44 Body
DOOR TRIM PANEL REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Move glass to down position.
(2) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(3) Remove inside latch release handle bezel. Pull
outward at forward edge and push bezel rearward. (4) Remove screw cover from window crank. Re-
move screw holding crank to regulator and separate
crank from door, if equipped. (5) Remove remote control mirror bezel.
(6) Remove screw covers from arm rest.
Fig. 4 Hood LatchÐTypical
Fig. 5 Hood Latch Release CableÐTypical
Fig. 6 Front Wheelhouse and Transaxle Splash Shields
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(7) Remove screws holding arm rest to door trim.
Disconnect power door lock switch wire connector. (8) Disengage frog-leg clips from around bottom
and side edges of trim panel. Lift trim panel upward
and separate trim from door. (9) Disconnect courtesy lamp wire connector.
DOOR TRIM PANEL INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL
(1) Remove front door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR AND HINGE
The front door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the hinge pillar. The door half of the hinge
pivots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
hinge. If the welded half of the hinge must be bent to
align door, consult an authorized body repair facility.
FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
Fig. 7 Engine Drive Belt Splash Shield
Fig. 8 Front Door Trim Panel
Fig. 9 Front Door HingesÐTypical
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