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Subject:Re: Carat fiberglass claddings
From:Jim. Felder
Date:Mon, 10 May 2021 10:17:13 -0500

You go in from the bottom and loosen the ten mm nuts that clamp the
cladding to the hangers. Lift out, then up and it's off. If you need to
remove the hangers, drill the rivets, back with an appropriate washer over
the torn part, and replace the rivets.

Jim

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:17 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi all,
>
> A friend helped me to rotate the tires... he raised the van with a floor
> jack and the driver side fiberglass cladding popped out, now it's loose on
> the bottom and *hanging on the top*... I can see the bottom rivets of the
> hangers were broken.
>
> Anyone know how to remove the cladding completely so I can put the rivets
> and hangers back on?
>
> many thanks,
>
> dan
>