Re: 55 Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2014/12/15 9:59:06

You might see if packards1 still has any of the blocks. He had one on his ebay store some time back. Cadillacs and some GM cars of the era used the same type switch so perhaps one of their vendors has something. You also need to rule out the switch as being bad. There is a piece inside carrying the contact buttons which have minimal contact area to complete the circuit. The current arc burns the contact button flush with the support plastic and when that happens the switch fails. If window fails to move in only one direction that is a fairly common problem with those switches.

The wire and rubber conduit is clamped inside the door just a few inches after it enters. You might be able to remove the clamp and gain a few inches of working room while you do the repairs.

On your orignal, am assuming you mean the phenolic back has bent or separated from the black plastic so the wires and terminals are coming out?? If so and no luck finding a new assy, If the black part is OK, I was able to repair mine by CAREFULLY drilling small holes where the original rivets or retainer for the phenolic was located. There is not much room for error so careful is the word. Removed and made a new phenolic piece and tightened the original terminals. I countersunk the switch side of the block for a flat head screw to replace the rivet and attached the new phenolic with a 2-56 flathead screw, washer and nut. Used a bit of sealant over the screw to insulate and keep it from loosening.