Hudson 1948 Commodore, Руководство по обслуживанию

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FIGURE 173
curtain at the top rear bow. Pull top pads securely to produce a
clean, smooth contour and tack to front header. Tack pad to
each bow with one tack through u p p e r and one through the
lower edge of pad.
4. Unfold top over rear top bow and rear curtain. Secure rear ends
of top at the belt line with the two awls used for the rear curtain.
Be certain that the top fits squarely in line with the body.
5. Insert stiff top retaining flaps into retainers at side belt line, and at
rear quarter windows. At this point, move forward and pull top
material into position at each front corner. Secure with an awl
on each side inserted into the top front header rear chrome
moulding (narrow) screw holes. Stretch and tack material to top
front header, starting at the outside edge and continuing up-
wards along top front header for approximately 6" on both sides.
Fit and tack rear edge of slotted opening in top material to rear
bow first and trim excess material closely. Then overlap front
edge of opening and tack securely to rear bow. Trim excess
material to form smooth joint over rear bow and cover tacked
area thoroughly with waterproof top sealer.
NOTE: The tacking operation must be done carefully at
the rear top bow to produce a smooth contour.
6. Finish stretching and tacking top at front header and trim off
all excess material. Apply waterproof top sealer liberally over
tacking area of the top material at front header.
7. Install top rear bow chrome moulding and retainer.
8. Install a Phillips head screw and necessary tacks to
secure curtain and top at belt line.
9. Install chrome moulding at rear belt line.
10. Install top front header rear chrome moulding
(narrow) and retainer. This moulding must be spaced
3/16" from top front header front chrome moulding
(wide) to allow sufficient area between the moulding
for proper application of sealing compound. Apply
gray Dolphinite sealer between two top header
chrome mouldings. Apply slowly and with enough
pressure to force sealer into the bottom of the open-
ing. After sealer is applied the full width of the top,
wipe the sealer in thoroughly to remove air bubbles.
Wipe carefully so as to remove only the excess sealer
and produce a smooth well sealed joint.
11. Allow Dolphinite to set 1/2 hour before water test.
Wet top thoroughly and allow to dry completely in a
warm room. This will shrink out any minor wrinkles
which may have occurred due to the top material
being folded before installation.
CONVERTIBLE TOP AND
WINDOW ADJUSTMENTS
TOP ADJUSTMENT
1. Raise top and clamp securely to the windshield head-
er.
2. Raise rear quarter windows to full closed position.
3. Back out the side rail adjusting screw at (A), Figures
174 and 175. This screw must not be making contact
inside of the rail hinge when starting a major top
adjustment.
4. Loosen anchor bolt attaching top balance link to top
pivot bracket at (B), Figure 174.
5. Loosen the hex head bolts attaching top pivot bracket
support to rear pillar to wheelhouse brace at (C) and
(D). Bolt holes at (C) are slotted. Bolt (D) is a pivot
bolt for movement of bracket (E) forward or back-
ward in an arc to lengthen or shorten the top assem-
bly in relation to the windshield header. Make
windshield
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