1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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With the handle in this position, the window will
tend to lock in the closed position with greater
facility and any road vibration in the car will not
tend to lower the window.
13. Replacing Ventilator Assembly
The replacement of the ventilator assembly
necessarily requires the removal of the old ventilator
from the car and the installation of the new
one. This necessitates the removal and installation
of the garnish moulding, the belt finishing
panel (on cars using finishing panels) and the
trim. It is not necessary, however, to remove the
trim panel entirely but merely to loosen it around
the window and lock board, or regulator board, as
in the case of the rear quarter windows, and pull
it away from the door or body far enough to
provide easy access to the ventilator and board
assemblies.
14. Replacing Door Ventilators
The removal and installation of the door ventilator
and regulator assemblies are practically the
same on all cars. There are, however, slight
differences in operation between the front doors
and the rear doors. The removal and installation
of these assemblies should be performed in the
following way. See Plates 8 and 9.
1. Remove garnish moulding. This includes
the auxiliary moulding strip between the ventilator
and the window glass on rear doors.
2. Remove belt finishing panel. (Cars provided
with finishing panels.)
3. Remove ventilator control handle. (Cars
not provided with belt finishing panels.)
4. Remove inside door handles.
5. Loosen trim around window and slightly
below lock board and pull away from door far
enough to make lock board accessible.
6. Remove filler board at top of lock board.
(Front doors only.)
7. Remove retaining screws in weather strip
retainer.
8. Remove ventilator assembly by pulling out
at the top and lifting up to disengage drive shaft
from-regulator.
9. Remove lock board, including corner blocks,
and regulator.
The installation of the ventilator assemblies and
regulators is accomplished in the opposite order of
their removal.
When installing the door ventilator assembly
seal it in place with FS-745 rubber dough.
When installing the garnish moulding, it is
necessary to work the lip or flange of the ventilator
weather strip out over the garnish moulding.
This is rather difficult to do without damaging
the weather strip or moulding except by the use of
a heavy string or cord. See Fig. 12, Plate 9. To
use the string, a knot is first tied in each end and
the string then wrapped around the weather strip
inside of the flange close to the retainer. The
garnish moulding is next installed and pressed
firmly against the weather strip. With the
garnish moulding held in this position, the string
is pulled out starting at one end, pulling the flange
out over the garnish moulding. Care should be
exercised to remove the string gently; otherwise
the weather strip may be damaged.
15. Replacing Rear Quarter Window Ventilator
The removal and installation of the rear quarter
window ventilators is practically the same as on
the doors. The ventilator regulator, however, is
more accessible as it is mounted on a small board
and is easily removed. See Fig. 11. The ventilator
assembly and regulator are removed as
follows:
1. Remove garnish moulding and belt finishing
panel. (Cars provided with finishing panels.)
2. Remove ventilator control handle.
3. Loosen trim around window and regulator
board directly below window.
4. Remove weather strip from vertical channel
between ventilator and window glass, pulling it
out from the center first.
5. Remove retaining screws in weather strip
retainer.
6. Remove ventilator assembly by pulling out
at top and lifting up to disengage drive shaft from
regulator.
7. Remove regulator mounting board and take
off regulator if necessary.
The regulator and ventilator assemblies are
installed in the reverse order of their removal.
The ventilator assembly should be sealed in
place with FS-745 rubber dough.
To install the weather strip between the ventilator
glass and the window glass, install the ends
first and then force the remainder of the strip in
position, keeping the ends in line with those of the
ventilator weather strip.
When installing the garnish moulding, the
weather strip flange around both the ventilator
and the window must be worked out over the
moulding. This can be accomplished by using a
heavy string in the same manner as on the front
and rear door ventilators, as explained in Note 14.