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CHASSIS SHEET METAL
REPLACEMENT
12-17
necting to a front and two lower brackets and
by a proj
ecting
tab on
the
section which slides
under the r
ear
fender or its extension on rear
door. See figure 12-22.
Figure 12-22 Extension Rear Sect
ion
and Brackets-
1948 Series 50-70
To rem ove an
ex
tension
rear section,
open
front door and r
emove
bolts from extension
front
bracket;
r
emo ve
bolts from two lower
brack et s; slide
extension forward and lift off.
See figure
12-22.
To
'
i
nstall an
ex
tension rear
section,
engage
tab on r
ear upper
cor ne r und
er the
r
ear
fender
and
welt,
or
its
extens ion ;
slide section
r
ear-
wa
r d and install
bolts
in front
brack et
and th
e
two
lower brack et s.
Th
e bracket s
on
body
panel
may be
shifted as required
t
o properly
align
the re
a r
section with the
f
ront
se
ct ion.
12-14 REPLACEMENT OF REAR FENDER
EXTENSION-1948 MODELS
51-71
Th
e
r
ear fend er
exte nsion
attached
to ea ch
real' door is
of one -p iece
construction ,
with one
molding a
nd a
g
ravel shi
eld attached
by bolts,
a
nd a trim
welt
atta ched by wire staples. The
exte nsion is
atta ched by
f
our ro
und
head
sc
rews,
one
hex
hea d sc
re w and a
cla
mp. See
fig ure
12-23.
To
remove
ex
tension. ope n
rea r door ;
r
e-
move
ca p
screw f
r om support
brack et through
ope ning in bottom of extension ; r
emove
f
our
ro
u nd
head screws
at
inside rear
edge of
door ;
ca re f ully lift up on extension t
o free
it from
the
cla mp at
upper flange. See figure
12-2
3.
Before
ext ension is installed
make sure
that
clamp is
located between
th
e bosses
pressed in
Figure 12-23-Rear Fender Extension and Attaching Parts-
1948 Models 51-71
door
panel
and that
the
clamp
screw
is tight at
low
er
end of
upper
hol
e
in
clamp.
The clamp
screw
has a shoulder to provide proper tension
on clamp when
screw
is
tight.
Also,
make
sur e
that the four spring t
ype
anchor nuts are in
place
at inner flange bolt hol
es.
To install
extension,
hook edge of
extension
upper flange
over
upper end of clamp and care-
fully press
extension down
into
place;
install
four round
head screws
with plain
washers
and
rubber seal wash ers ; install
cap
screw
with
plain
wash er
and lock
washer
in support
brackets
through
opening
in bottom of ex-
tension.
~~~~~~~=--CLIP
HOOKS FENDER
HERE
Figure 12-24-Rear Wheel Sh
ields-Series
40
12-1 5 REAR WHEEL SHIELDS-
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
a. Removal and Installation of Rear Wheel
Shield-Series 40
To remove
shield ,
r
each
under
lower
edge
and grasp
locking lever,
push lev
er
in toward
wh
eel then
pull down and forward. Pull top of
shield
outward, unhook rear clip from f
ender,
th
en
unhook front clip and
remove
sh
ield.
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