Instrument Panel Upper Section Removal And Installation; Removal La; Instrument Panel Upper Section Cover - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

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mission is an integral tensioner that quickly and
automatically achieves the proper auxiliary-drive-
to-transmission cable tension.
All outside air for ventilation and heating enters
the car through the cowl-width grille below the
windshield. With the air intake in this location, an
adequate supply of fresh air is assured and the
possthility of exhaust fumes entering the car is
minimized. A newly designed duct system, com
prised of a cowl side heater duct, door heater duct,
and a connecting hose located between the door inner
and outer panel, is used to direct the air from each
side heater to the rear compartment.
Front door ventilator assemblies are rectangular
in design and the division channel is an integral
part of the ventilator assembly. This assembly is
secured to the door with screws at the ventilator
frame and an adjusting stud and nut at the lower end
of the division channel. The assembly is also
anchored to the ventilator regulator by two 2
screws at the top of the regulator and one 1
screw at the pivot shaft.
On convertible coupe styles, a door pillar and
wing assembly takes the place of the door ventila
tor assembly used on other styles. This assembly
is comprised of a door window upper frame, a glass
run channel retainer, glass run channel, anda wing
assembly wind deflector.
The front door upper hinge and the rear door
lower hinge have spring loaded door check and
a hold open and assist assembly. These are integral
with the hinge assembly. This newlydesignedhinge
permits either the front or rear door to be held
open at any desired angle.
Front door weatherstrips are redesigned, having
only one cementing surface. The front door weather-
strips are in two sections; the rear door weather
strip is in one section on cars not equipped with
electric powered window regulators. On cars with
electrically operated window regulators, the rear
door weatherstrip is in two sections. Each door has
two 2 sealing strips, one over each drain hole,
which allow water to drain out and prevent dust
from entering the door inner construction.
A one-piece weatherstrip is used between the
deck lid opening and the deck lid
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This weatherstrip
is primarily secured around the entire deck lid using
the gutter as a mechanical retainer. A bead of
weatherstrip cement is applied to the base of the
gutter, before installing the weatherstrip, to effect
a satisfactory seal.
All deck lid hinges employ adjustable torque rods
as a counterbalance and hold-open for the lid. These
torque rods may be adjusted to anyone of three po
sitions to obtain the desired effort in opening and
closing the trunk lid. The trunk opening gutter is
redesigned for the new uniform section deck lid
weatherstrip.
The door outside handles are restyled with the
push button located below the handle to offer greater
protection from the weather. The handle is clip
retained and, on the front doors, is a part of the
push button assembly. Door lock strikers have a
nylon roller on the door lock lift bolt.
The rear seat center arm rest is integral with the
rear seat back assembly, being attached directly
to the rear seat back frame.
The folding top of convertible styles is operated
hydraulically by a new sealed Hydro-Lectric unit.
It
is not necessary, therefore, to replace hydraulic
fluid periodically in this sealed-in unit. The motor
and pump assembly is located behind the rear seat
back under the fabric folding top compartmentbag.
The back window reveal moldings on coupe styles
are completely new in design and methodof attach
ment. Retaining clips are employed for attaching
the back window upper reveal molding, whereas the
lower reveal molding incorporates attaching clips
as a permanent part of the molding. These clips
are embedded in the back window glass rubber
channel.
SERVICE INFORMATION
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Instrument Panel Upper Section
Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Remove side and lower windshield garnish
molding screws and moldings.
CAUTION:
Extreme care must be exercised
when removing the side garnish moldings to be
sure that the lower end of the molding does not
scratch the cover material, Inserting a thin
piece of metal between the garnish molding and
the instrument panel cover when removing or in
stalling the molding will eliminate the possibility
of damaging the cover material.
2. Remove shoulder-head machine screws and
spacers from forward edge of instrument panel
cover. Fig. 3-1.