1942 - 1947 Chevrolet Shop Manual



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		garnish molding and the door lock remote control button. NOTE-In the event a corrugated nail breaks away from the retainer or binding strip of the door trim pad, the nail may be replaced by turning back the edge of the trim material at the point where the nail is broken off or pulled out, and inserting a replacement tab. Fig. 14, which includes a new nail welded to it.

	Fig. 12-Trlm Pad Retainer Installation 1. Straighten the corrugated nails in the trim pad so they will properly engage the slots in the door inner panel. 2. Bend the trim pad hooks on the door inner panel to a position just above straight out, Fig. 13. (One hook only on sedan rear doors.) Align the trim pad with the door, slip the retainer at the bottom of the pad over the retainer at the bottom of the door, Fig. 12. Push the trim pad against the door inner panel, lining up the slots in the pad with the hooks, which can be left through the pad, then, bend the hooks upward against the panel.
		Fig. 14-Door Trim Pad Replacement Tab Front Door Division Channel The division channel on the front doors is a one-piece vertical channel anchored at the top of the window opening by two screws which pass through the upper window frame, Fig. 15. It is also attached by screws at the lower part of the window opening and at the bottom of the channel to the inner door framework by an adjusting screw. One side of this channel contains the front vertical run channel for the door glass. The front side contains the vertical rubber molding against which the ventilator glass seals when in the closed position. Removal 1. Remove the door window garnish molding. 2. Remove door lock remote control handle, both regulator handles, the arm rest and trim pad. 3. Remove the two screws attaching the upper end of the channel to the window upper frame under the run channel. Fig. 15. Remove the two screws at the channel bracket at lower part of window opening. Remove the nut from the lower end adjusting screw, push the end of the division channel into the door toward the outer panel and remove the adjusting screw from the channel. The division channel may now be removed by pulling it up through the window opening. Installation 1. Thread the division channel down in between the edge of the door glass and the ventilator mounting. Screw the adjusting screw into the lower end of the channel. Press the top end of the channel against the door header and lip of the ventilator weatherstrip and install the two

	Fig. 13-Door Trim Pad and Door Inner Panel 3. Using a rubber or smooth wood mallet, drive all corrugated nails into the slots in the sides of the door inner panel. Using a hammer and smooth wooden block against the bottom of the trim pad, firmly clinch the retainer against the inner panel. CAUTION-AII nails should be driven in a little at a time until they are all driven home evenly in order to insure even installation of the trim pad against the door panel. 4. Install the two screws, one at each lower corner of the trim pad. 5. Install both regulator handles, door lock remote control handle, and the arm rest. Install the