I have done a 100 of these.
The hardest part is going to be to reinstall the spring on the lower hinge arm. this is not a screw but rather a pin.
There are two hinges that hold the door to body.
when the upper and lower pins are removed the door will come away from body, it is important that before you remove the pins you take a look at the hinges.
Pay close att. to the way the hinges sit inside each other and the way the pins go in. see if they go from top to bottom or from bottom to top. also note where the copper bushings sit in hinges. each hinge has one pin and two copper bushings top go into hinge.
Over time the pins and bushings wear out ,making door hard to open and close. When the pins and bushings get so bad that the bushing is worn out and then the pins are now wearing into the hinge hole itself then this get tricky. if hinge hole is egg shaped the new bushings will not last. the door will hang again in a few weeks. this is where is get costly, the hinges now need replacing. i have gotten good at welding the holes and filing them back to shape but this takes skill or hole will be wrong and bushing will not fit or line up.
Here is a youtube video to help you.
Take note. put jack stands under door with cloth to avoid scratching door.this is to hold door when pins are removed. have somone help you, they will hold door on stands. the wires will still run through door, pull door away from body a little to allow room to work.remove the spring, it will fall out as you remove pins, remove old bushings, clean hinge area and holes,next install new bushings, apply lube to holes for pins and on bushings, slide door back on frame hinges and install pins, next slide lock washers on pins to hold pins. last is the spring. you will need a spring tool, you may rent one at auto parts store. hope this helps good day.
SOURCE: 2001 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab door handle broken
if the door can not be opened by pulling on the latch rods from where the handle is located with a pair of pliers then the inner door panel will have to be removed to gain access to the latch rods to open the door and then replace the handle. the only bad part of that is the inner door panels normally do not come off in once pice that is able to be reinstalled without being cracked or completly broken. sorry for the bad news.
SOURCE: Starter in a 1992 GMC Sonoma 4.3 v6
bottom rear of engine on the passenger side, the starter is serviced from under the car. it is held to the engine block with two bolts, then u must remove the battery cable and starter solenoid wiring as well, always disconnect the battery before doing any work on the starter.
SOURCE: Replacing heater core in 2000 GMC sonoma. Dash is
If the dash is removed you've saved about 9 10ths of the job endurance. Look around, what you believe to be, the perimeter of the heater box. I cannot, and no one else can, tell you exactly where the bolts and nuts that mount the heater box are. Therefore you must viually sixe the box and check outide in the engine compartment and inside under the dash for the mounting bolts.You'll want to start by removing the heater hoses. Then starting at the passenger side engine compartment look for a group of 10mm or 7/16ths nuts retaining the housing and remove them. Do the same inside. The housing is usually held together with screws or clips, it changes year to year. Keep a log or pix of the wires and cables and hoses(vacuum) that are connected to the housing for reassembly. You'll need to "roll" the box out from under the dash depending on how much of the dash has been removed. The core is easy to spot for is has two hoses sticking out, and, is encircled with clips or screws . Also make sure you remove the bracket around the two entry hoses if it has one. Thank you, Dana
SOURCE: WHAT IS THE DISTRIBUTOR SETTINGS ON AN 97 GMC
By distributor settings i have to assume you mean ignition timing? Please send me a message with the engine [email protected]. How many liters? 4.3L V6 timing is set when the distributor is installed. #1 cylinder at TDC, (Top Dead Center) on the compression stroke. There is a easy trick to do this without removing valve covers to watch when both valves are closed on the number one cylinder, Remove the number one spark plug. Have a helper turn the key quickly from run to start and back to run(Make sure the distributor is unplugged and the coil wire is grounded to prevent engine starting!) while you hold your finger over the spark plug hole.(you could also use a compression gauge if you have one.)This is called tapping over the engine.You can feel the compression trying to blow your finger off the hole. Look for the timing mark on the harmonic balancer approaching the pointer on the timing chain cover. Once this is achieved, turn the key off, and rotate the engine by hand with a socket on the crankshaft pulley bolt until the tdc mark lines up with the timing mark on the timing cover. The engine is now set up at #1 tdc on the compression stroke. Look at your distributor, there are three marks on it. An indent on the bottom of driven gear, A mark in between the two shoulders just above the driven gear and when looking down at the top of the distributor a small pointer with the number 6 in it.(Disregard the one with the 8 in it as these distributors are used in the v8 as well.) Line up the indent with the mark between the shoulders with the rotor installed. The rotor segment should be pointing to the distributor cap hold down screw nearest the flat side of the housing. Using a long screwdriver align the oil pump drive shaft with the slot in the bottom of the driven gear. Holding the shaft in place with the housing and the two bottom marks lined up install the distributor into the engine. The shaft will turn as you engage the camshaft drive gear. With the rotor installed the rotor tip should now be pointing at the 6 mark at the top of the housing when fully seated. If the distributor will not fully seat then the oil pump shaft is not lined up. No worries though, have a helper crank the engine over a few turns, this should allow the distributor to drop in fully. Realign the mark on the balancer with the timing mark on the cover again, using the procedure mentioned above, and make sure the rotor tip points very close to the 6 mark. Rotate the housing until the 6 is dead center with the rotor metal conductor (segment). If it won't line up you installed the distributor a tooth or more off, Try the procedure again. Bolt down the distributor and you're in. If you get a check engine light afterwards and DTC(Diagnostic Trouble Code) P1345 is set off, the distributor in not installed corectly. The VCM( vechile control module) sets the running timing based on inputs from various engine sensors so there are no other adjustments to make. Good luck stmusgrove, Let me know how it works out!
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