Re: KPack
Posted by kevinpackard On 2022/9/8 10:56:36
Had a few more minutes tonight and was able to fully disconnect the radio.
The radio removal is hampered by the wires for the rear speaker. They enter the radio box from the bottom through a tight rubber grommet, and the connections are made internally. The other end of the wires go over to the rear speaker control knob (left side of the dash), where they are soldered in place.
After evaluating my options, I figured it would be easiest to remove the rear plate of the radio in the car, then unplug the speaker wires from the radio and pull them out of the grommet.
With the radio free I took it outside and blasted it with air to get the huge amount of sand out. Now that it's all clean I may take a stab at seeing if I can get it working. I downloaded schematics from Auto Radio Schematics and will start watching some Youtube videos to see if I can figure it out. The light on the dial turns on when I turn the radio on, but no sound and no buzzing from the vibrator.
As a side note, when I opened the radio I found two original schematics for the radio. One is correct, and one is not. Pretty cool to find paper that is nearly 70 years old.
Two of my Bowden cables are broken, the other two seem to be fine. I'm going to order some new cable and will cut it to length.
-Kevin
Attach file:
Speaker cable.jpg (97.38 KB)
Rear speaker control knob.jpg (87.62 KB)
Speaker wire connections.jpg (143.75 KB)
Cleaned up interior of radio.jpg (129.43 KB)
Original schematics.jpg (122.12 KB)
The radio removal is hampered by the wires for the rear speaker. They enter the radio box from the bottom through a tight rubber grommet, and the connections are made internally. The other end of the wires go over to the rear speaker control knob (left side of the dash), where they are soldered in place.
After evaluating my options, I figured it would be easiest to remove the rear plate of the radio in the car, then unplug the speaker wires from the radio and pull them out of the grommet.
With the radio free I took it outside and blasted it with air to get the huge amount of sand out. Now that it's all clean I may take a stab at seeing if I can get it working. I downloaded schematics from Auto Radio Schematics and will start watching some Youtube videos to see if I can figure it out. The light on the dial turns on when I turn the radio on, but no sound and no buzzing from the vibrator.
As a side note, when I opened the radio I found two original schematics for the radio. One is correct, and one is not. Pretty cool to find paper that is nearly 70 years old.
Two of my Bowden cables are broken, the other two seem to be fine. I'm going to order some new cable and will cut it to length.
-Kevin
Attach file:
Speaker cable.jpg (97.38 KB) Rear speaker control knob.jpg (87.62 KB) Speaker wire connections.jpg (143.75 KB)
Cleaned up interior of radio.jpg (129.43 KB)
Original schematics.jpg (122.12 KB)
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