Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2013/10/16 16:45:30
The deconstruction continues. I sure hope it's as much fun to put this automobile back together as it is to tear it down. I'm sure my bank account will play a role in that.
I finally got the rear windows out. Just kept working and working them until they broke free. There was a thin layer of rust on the pivot piece and I guess it was creating enough friction to hold them in place. The trick is to leave the pivot bolted in and push the glass toward the rear as you are pushing the window down into the body, after 10 or 15 times it comes loose.
So now all doors, side windows and regulators are out. All the chrome and stainless trim around the door frames are out. I had to use my air impact hammer to break many of those tiny screws loose. Some of the wiring harness have been labeled and removed. The headliner and all the braces underneath are out. Working on the wind shields now.
Just posting some of the pics I am taking as I go along.
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I finally got the rear windows out. Just kept working and working them until they broke free. There was a thin layer of rust on the pivot piece and I guess it was creating enough friction to hold them in place. The trick is to leave the pivot bolted in and push the glass toward the rear as you are pushing the window down into the body, after 10 or 15 times it comes loose.
So now all doors, side windows and regulators are out. All the chrome and stainless trim around the door frames are out. I had to use my air impact hammer to break many of those tiny screws loose. Some of the wiring harness have been labeled and removed. The headliner and all the braces underneath are out. Working on the wind shields now.
Just posting some of the pics I am taking as I go along.
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