1998 GMC SAVANA Owners Manual

Headlamps
You have either a sealed beam headlamp system or a
composite system.
Sealed Beam Headlamps
2. Unplug the lamp assembly from the connector.
3. Install a new headlamp.
4. Reverse the previous steps to reinstall the headlamp.
1. Remove the four screws from the headlamp retainer.
Pull the retainer out
and set it aside.
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Composite Headlamps
1. Open the hood.
2. Locate the rear side of each of the headlamps.
3. Without removing the headlamp assembly itself,
remove the bulb assembly from the back
of the
headlamp on the driver’s side by turning the bulb
to the left one quarter
of a turn.
4. On the passenger’s side, turn the bulb to the right
one quarter
of a turn. Also, to remove the bulb on the
passenger’s side,
you will need to move the battery.
5. Install a new bulb. Do not handle the glass part
of the bulb.
6. Reverse the previous steps to reinstall the headlamp.
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Front Parking/”urn Signal Lamps
To replace the front parkinghurn signal lamps:
2. Remove the lamp from the grille.
1. Remove the outer screws from the parkinghrn
signal lamp lens assembly. (There
are either two or
four screws, depending
on your vehicle’s trim level.)
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3. Squeeze the tab on the side of the bulb assembly
while turning it to the left. Remove the bulb
assembly from the back
of the lens and replace
the bulb.
Reverse Steps
2 and 3 to replace the bulb. Turn
the socket to the right to replace
it in the lens
assembly. Replace the screws
on the parkingkurn
signal lamp assembly.
Sidemarker Lamps
1. Remove the screw from the top of the lens.
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2. Unclip the bottom of the lamp from the grille.
3. Remove the bulb by twisting it out of the socket.
Turn
the bulb to remove it. Install the new bulb.
4. Reverse these steps to reinstall the lamp.
Taillamps
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the socket protector until you can see
the fasteners.
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3. Remove the nuts with a deep socket wrench. 4. Remove the hidden upper nuts.
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5. Lift the lamp as you
rotate it toward the rear
of the vehicle.
6. Squeeze the tab on the side of the sockets while
turning them to the left to remove.
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Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement
7. Turn the bulb to the left to remove it. Install the
8. Reverse the above steps to reinstall the lamp.
new bulb.
See “Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts” in the
Index for the proper type of replacement blade.
Replacement blades come in different types and are
removed in different ways.
To remove the type with a
release clip:
1. To remove the old wiper blades, lift the wiper arm
until
it locks into a vertical position.
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