Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual page 393

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RADIO
7. Remove mounting screws and washers from
mounting bracket to the receiver.
8. Remove radio from under instrument panel.
Disconnect dial light feed wire brown at connector.
9. Disconnect three vacuum antenna hoses from
clip and nipples on top of radio.
10. Remove dial light from top of radio chassis.
5 Installation of Radio
1. Install dial light in top of radio chassis.
2. Connect the vacuum antenna hoses to the
nipples on the top of the radio and install under clip
provided.
3. Install dial light feed wire brown at con
nector.
4, install radio with the controlbushings extend
ing through instrument panel.
5. Assemble control escutcheon, marked "tone",
and a hex nut loosely on the right control bushing.
Following same procedure, assemble escutcheon
marked "sensitivity" on left control bushing.
NOTE: Thecontrolescutcheons have locating
pins on the back side which must fit in the
matching holes in the instrument panel.
6.
Assemble washers and screws loosely through
the positioning bracket to receiver, Pull the radio
case firmly toward the instrumentpanelandtighten
positioning screws.
7. Tighten control escutcheon hex nuts.
8. Assemble the tone control ring, spring, and
control knob on the right shaft. Assemble the
sensitivity control ring, wave washer, and con
trol knob on left shaft.
9.
Connect the lead black wire to the accessory
terminal of the ignition switch.
10. Connect rear speaker wire at left side of
radio.
11. Connect front speaker wire at right side of
radio.
12.
lnsert antenna lead-in wire at left side of
radio,
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Replacement of Front Speaker
1. Remove radio, as outlined in Note 4, to pro
vide access
to
front speaker attaching screws.
2. Remove attaching screws at top and bottom
of speaker on left side.
3. Remove upper attaching screw and clip through
clock access hole in top interior of glove box.
4. Remove speaker assembly.
5. To install, reverse above procedure.
7 Replacement of Push Button
Tuning Tabs
I. Remove radio as outlined in Note 4.
2. Remove radio dial escutcheon plate.
3. Remove control bushing spacer nuts.
4. Slide the tabs off either end of circuit board
until defective tab has been removed.
5. Replace tabs in sequence indicated in Fig.
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Metallic Contacts
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Red Tabs
Fig.
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Tab Sequence
To replace, hold the tab with its correct me
tallic contact together with a pair of long nose
pliers and slide the tab on the end of the circuit
board. Be careful not to bend the flexible contact
out of shape.
6. Install control bushing spacer nuts and radio
dial escutcheon plate.
7. Install radio as outlined in Nnte 5.
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Radio Noise Suppressors
a. Static Collectors
Static collectors are located on all four wheels
of 1954 Cadillac cars. Their purpose is to dis
charge static electricity, which is generated while
the car is in motion, back into the chassis of the
automobile.
13. Check operation of the radio.