1942 - 1947 Chevrolet Shop Manual



	Coat the under side of the instrument panel and the lower windshield opening with FS-638 sealing compound. Install the instrument panel and tighten the mounting screws and nuts securely. The reassembly of all other parts is just the reverse of the disassembly operations. DOORS Front-Hinges and Alignment Concealed hinges are used on all body side doors. In order to provide proper door opening geometry, to work in conjunction with the front fenders and fender caps on the doors, the front door hinge design differs from that of the rear doors. Each half of the front door hinge is attached to the face of each hinge pillar. Fig. 6, and when the door is closed the hinge folds together. Provision is made for door alignment at the hinges, striker plate and door dovetail. To move the door closer to or farther away from the body panels at the hinge pillar, remove the stamped metal weatherstrip sealing plate covering the inner edge of each hinge on the body hinge pillar, loosen the three hinge screws to the body hinge pillar, and move the door in or out as necessary for proper alignment. Tighten hinge screws securely. Cover the inner edge and recesses at sides of each hinge with FS-638 sealing compound to insure against water leakage between pillar and underside of stamped metal plates. Reassemble metal plates at inner edge of each hinge. To move the door up or down at the hinge pillar, remove the door Fig. 6 -Front Door Hinge and Door Check hinge pillar weatherstrip retainer, loosen the rubber weatherstrip at each hinge and remove the stamped metal weatherstrip sealing plate covering the inner edge of each hinge. Loosen the three hinge screws to the door hinge pillar, and move the	door up or down as necessary for proper alignment. Tighten hinge screws securely. Cover the inner edge and recesses at sides of each hinge with FS-638 sealing compound to insure against water leakage under the metal plates. Reassemble metal plates at inner edge of each hinge, position and re-cement rubber weatherstrip in place. Reassemble the metal weatherstrip retainer to the pillar. To move the door to the rear in the body opening to correct excessive vertical spacing at the body lock pillar, shims should be used as necessary under either or both the body and door hinge pillar half of either or both hinges. Place the shims between the hinge half and the face of the pillar. This operation requires removal and reassembly of parts at the hinges as outlined in the foregoing adjustment procedures. NOTE—Care must be used when the front door is moved or adjusted to the rear in the opening due to the weatherstrip location on the face of the door hinge pillar. Careful checking is necessary during movement in this direction to be sure the weatherstrip sealing against the face of the body hinge pillar is not reduced to the point where water leaks would result. Door movement forward in the body opening should rarely be necessary except as a result of sprung hinges, which should be replaced, since each hinge plate is mounted to the face of each pillar. To move the door closer to or farther away from the body panels at the lock pillar, loosen the lock striker plate on the body lock pillar and move it in or out until proper alignment is secured. The back of the striker plate is serrated, matching similar serrations on the pillar, to prevent it from moving after the screws have been securely tightened. The adjustable dovetail wedge plate, used on the body lock pillar, may be moved up or down to allow the dovetail on the door to enter centrally. The wedge plate assembly is mounted to the door lock pillar by means of a movable anchor plate inside the pillar. The screw holes in the lock pillar are elongated vertically to allow for adjustment. Should the contour of the door panel not conform with the body lock pillar, this can easily be corrected by using a door straightener to change the contour. Rear-Hinges and Alignment The concealed hinges used on the rear doors incorporate the long hinge strap bolted to the face of the door inner panel. Provision is made for rear door alignment at the hinges, striker plate, and door dovetail. To move the door closer to or farther away from