How to put cladding on?

[2500avalanche]

I have a question about putting a piece of cladding on. It is the drivers side rear piece (behind rear wheel) of my typhoon. I see the rivets but does anyone have detailed pics and diagram to put it back on? Just curious. Waht does the back of that piece look like. I am not sure if mine is all busted.I did a search but couldn't find specifics I needed.
Thanks for the help. I will add pics when I get home.
Jeff

 

[wheels]

Re: How to put cladding on?

http://home.swbell.net/loeryder/cladding.html

Might help some.

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: How to put cladding on?

http://home.swbell.net/loeryder/cladding.html

Might help some.

That does help Thanks!

 

[SYO237]

Re: How to put cladding on?

You have to drill out the rivets. The piece actually "hangs" on circular discs that are riveted into the body. On the back of the cladding, theres like a little shelf that cladding hangs onto with the discs.

To take it off, once you drill the rivets, its basically an up and out motion when you lift it off.

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: How to put cladding on?

You have to drill out the rivets. The piece actually "hangs" on circular discs that are riveted into the body. On the back of the cladding, theres like a little shelf that cladding hangs onto with the discs.

To take it off, once you drill the rivets, its basically an up and out motion when you lift it off.

SOrry, the piece is off, and going to get repaired (thanks Mark!), but trying to figure out how to put it back on. I see the black circular discs, as they are still on the body. So the peice "hangs" on those?I am sure that it somehow slides into those discs, correct?

 

[SYO237]

Re: How to put cladding on?

SOrry, the piece is off, and going to get repaired (thanks Mark!), but trying to figure out how to put it back on. I see the black circular discs, as they are still on the body. So the peice "hangs" on those?I am sure that it somehow slides into those discs, correct?

Nope, it doesnt slide into the discs.... theres that "shelf" on the back of the cladding youll see that it sorta hangs down on them.

You can see here in this pic near the top of the cladding, where it just hangs. (not the bottom shelf where the rivets go)

http://www.sytyarchives.com/gallery/v/tech/album27/aae.jpg.html

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: How to put cladding on?

Great pic. That helps alot. I have rivits too. So, here i go fixing it.... Thanks for your help:tup:

 

[sy2206]

Re: How to put cladding on?

Jeff,
I've got everything you need! The cladding attaches to the truck in 4 places:

1. There's a channel on the back of the cladding that sits on those 2 discs.
2. There's 2 screws in the fender well(screws through the tabs into the body).
3. 2 rivets from underneth, where the big bottom tab rivets to the body.
4. 2 rivets from the back, that holds the back of the cladding to the bracket(which is riveted to the body).

In the pict of your truck, with the LR corner missing, I can't see that little rear bracket. There's a little metal bracket thats inbetween the body, and the rear bumper. It has two rivets thathold the bracket to the body, and 2 rivets that hold the cladding to the bracket. I have the bracket if yours is missing.

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: How to put cladding on?

Mark,
I will take some detailed pics tonight (before the hockey game!) and send them your way. And take some other pics of the area and the other broken cladding. I will send the pics your way, when I get some$$$ at the end of the month, I will be sending it your way. Your the man!
Jeff
PS, Aeroking did a data master on it, comes out clean, no problem!:tup:

Jeff,
I've got everything you need! The cladding attaches to the truck in 4 places:

1. There's a channel on the back of the cladding that sits on those 2 discs.
2. There's 2 screws in the fender well(screws through the tabs into the body).
3. 2 rivets from underneth, where the big bottom tab rivets to the body.
4. 2 rivets from the back, that holds the back of the cladding to the bracket(which is riveted to the body).

In the pict of your truck, with the LR corner missing, I can't see that little rear bracket. There's a little metal bracket thats inbetween the body, and the rear bumper. It has two rivets thathold the bracket to the body, and 2 rivets that hold the cladding to the bracket. I have the bracket if yours is missing.