FIG. 11-Door Properly Straightened and Aligned
This moulding is held in place with wood screws
and washers (8, Fig. 7).
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HEADLINING - SEE SPECIAL INSTRUC-
TIONS FOR CLEANING ON PAGE 5.
The headlining trim panel is supplied by the
Chrysler Motors Parts Corporation for replace-
ment purposes approximat ely one-half inch larger
in all dim ensions than the opening in the roof. It
is important that th ese panels be carefully marked
and cut to exactly fit the opening in the body into
which it is to be installed, inasmuch as they are
not interchangeable from one body to another.
UPPERBODYTRIMPANELS
All trim material above the line of the belt
moulding, consisting of th e following:
Windshi eld head er trim panel (5, Fig. 6)
Front door hinge pillar trim pan el (3, Fig. 6)
Door body header trim panel (12, Fig. 6)
Center pillar trim panel upp er (11, Fig . 6)
Upper qua rter trim pan el (16, Fig. 6)
Ov er rear window trim panel (21, Fig. 6)
are fabricated in the sam e manner as the head-
linin g, namely, a specia l coated fabric (10, Fig. 7)
is cemented to a fibre board foundation (14, Fig. 7).
All of th ese panels are held in place, for as-
sembly, by means of small tacks driven into trim
sticks after which the garnish mouldings (9, Fig. 7)
are applied with garn ish moulding screws (8,
Fig. 7).
Th e various mou lding s are indicated very clearly
in Fig. 6 at (7), (8), (9),(13), (15), (17), (19)and(22) .
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TRIM MATERIAL - SEE SPECIAL IN -
STRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING ON PAGE 5.
DOORS
The correct ~ psition of a door is determ_ined _by
the alignment of the moulding on the body w~th
that on the door (Fig. 9 illustrates a door which
has become sprung throw ing the moulding out of
alignment) and by the uniformity of the clearance
between the door frame and door on all four sides
when closed. The door must not interfere with the
metal of the door frame at any point.
The doors on Airflow bodies are quite rigid
st ruc tures, but if they become _warped or spru~g,
may be straightened by applying th e following
methods:
CAUTION : Lower the glass as far as possible.
I. Lateral adjustments of the door .may be
.. made .by loosening the screws in the body
· pillar half of th e hinge plate and sliding them
"in" or "out" on their elongated holes.
2. The lock side of the door may be raised or
lowered by placing the end of a wrench ·or
suitable flat tool between the hinge leav es,
closing the door ~arefully until the ~ing e. is
sprung sufficient ly to move the door mto -1ts
desired position. This ·operation will also
adjust the door closer to the lock pillar. ·
3. To adjust the door closer to the hinge pillar,
bind the protruding leaves of the door hinge
as close to the door frame as possible ,
securely together with a " C" clamp, first
protecting the finish on the hing e plates and
body from scratches. Slowly open the door
until the hinge is sprung sufficiently to close
up any excessive gap whic h may exist be-
tween the back of the door and the door
hinge pillar post. It is recomm ended that
the hinge plate screws be loosened one turn
and the door opened and closed several times
after performing operations 2 or 3, tightening
them without disturbing their natural posi -
tion. 1.'!lis will permit the hinge pins to seek
their own alignment and prevent undue
binding, wear and objectionable noises.
WARPEDDOORS
To correct a warp in a door such as that indi-
cated by the excessive gap between the door and
door frame at (2, Fi g. 9) as compared to the open-
ing at (1, Fig. 9), lower th e door glass, place a
padded block of wood (1, Fig. 10) between the
door frame and latch pillar post at th e top an d
apply pressure to the door at (2, Fi g. 10). It is
possible to obtain perfect alignment of the opening
in this manner if care is taken when performing
this operation to not spring the door any more
than necessary to obtain a perf ect fit.
An excessive gap at the top of the door may be
corrected by plac ing the padded block at the bot-
tom of the door latch pillar app lying pr essure at
the top of the door.
After springing a door in this manner it is neces-
sary to readjust tension on the door weatherstrip
(1, Fig. 12) by reset ting the door latch plate
(34, Fig. 6). (See instructions for Adjusting Door
Bumpers and Strikers.)
A perfectly fitting door with the mouldings
correctly lined -up is shown in Fig. 11.
