Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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SPACER
C H A I N P L A T E 3
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1969 73 OPEL GT TRAILER HITCH LESS BALL
GROUP 7.068
S T E P 1 . REMOVE ONE RIGHT HAND AND ONE LEFT HAND
TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY,
STEP 2. P L A C E T I E B A R U N D E R T H E R E A R B O D Y
PANEL BY PULLING DOWN ON THE EXHAUST PIPES AND
SLIDING THE TIE BAR OVER THE PIPES AND INTO
P O S I T I O N . P L A C E D R A W B A R
U N D E R T I E B A R I C I
A N D F A S T E N W I T H A 2 ” H E X B O L T W I T H L O C K
W A S H E R A N D N U T U N D E R D R A W B A R P L A C E T I E
B A R UNDER DRAW A N D S A F E T Y C H A I N P L A T E
U N D E R T I E B A R A N D F A S T E N W I T H A
HEX BOLT WITH FLAT WASHER, LOCK WASHER AND NUT
BELOW SAFETY CHAIN PLATE
S T E P 3 . H O L D H I T C H I N P O S I T I O N W I T H T I E B A R
T H E R E A R P A N E L A N D T I E B A R
BETWEEN THE BUMPER GUARDS. USING THE HOLES IN
THE ENDS OF TIE BAR AS A GUIDE, LOCATE, MARK
A N D D R I L L T W O H O L E S I N T H E V E R T I C A L P O R T I O N
O F T H E R E A R B O D Y P A N E L . P L A C E T H E S P A C E R S
O N T H E H E X B O L T S A N D B Y R E A C H I N G
THROUGH THE TAIL LAMP OPENINGS, INSERT THE BOLTS
T H R O U G H T H E B O D Y P A N E L A N D T I E B A R
A N D
FASTEN WITH LOCK WASHER AND NUT.
S T E P 4 . A L I G N T I E B A R B E T W E E N T H E GUARDS
A N D L O C A T E , M A R K A N D D R I L L A H O L E T H R O U G H
BOTH SIDES OF THE BUMPER GUARD USING THE HOLES
I N T I E A S A G U I D E . M A I N T A I N
C L E A R A N C E B E T W E E N T O P O F D R A W A N D
B O T T O M O F B A C K - U P L I G H T . F A S T E N T I E B A R
T H E B U M P E R G U A R D S W I T H 3 ” B O L T S W I T H
S P A C E R S A N D O N E S P A C E R I N S I D E E A C H B U M P E R
GUARD. REPLACE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLES.
T I G H T E N A L L A O F
60 FOOT LBS.
I N S T A L L B A L L O F
150 FOOT LBS.
MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT 1000 LBS.
MAXIMUM TONGUE WEIGHT 100 LBS.
MOST STATES PROHIBIT OBSTRUCTION OF LICENSE.
P L A T E S . B A L L S H O U L D B E R E M O V E D W H E N N O T I N
USE IF IT OBSTRUCTS A CLEAR VIEW.
Figure GT Trailer Hitch Installation