Chevrolet Corvette 1953 Operation Manual page 22

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4. To remove, loosen
thumbscrew, pull back
on ball handle at rear
of door (fig. 37), lift up
rear of assem bl y and
remove by withdraw·
ing offset extension from
front of door
IIOW TO RA ISE THE FOLDING TOP
1.
Push bUllon on the
panel betwoon the
seats to release the
folding top lid, then,
insert fingers under
the lid and raise it to
the open position
(fig. 38).
Fig. 39-Unbu'k1mg HolJ.fIownSt,ops
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2. Unbuckle the straps
holding each end of
the top (fig. 39) and
allow them to lay Bat
on the bollom of the
top well.
NOTE: Straps extend over
the header rail only,
not around the entire
top unit.
3. Check the cloth top
material at each side
to
be sure
it will be
out of the way
as
the
top iron comes up
(fig. 40). Then, with
the top material in the
clear, lift tbe compl«e
top by sliding a hand
under the complete
folded unit.
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