1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

Fisher Body Service Manual, 1935
F.S. 796 is a thick yellow waterproof paste used to cement
heavy upholstery such as Carpet and Boarded Trim to the
Door, to the Rear Quarters and above the Windshield and
Doors.
F.S. 731 is a white rubber Trimmer's Cement used to paint
the backs of all upholstery parts when building up a Boarded
Trim Assembly such as a Door Trim Pad or Over Windshield
Trim Strip.
If these three locations are properly sealed the Windshield
cannot leak.
Many times a loose Windshield Wiper Housing Gasket may
cause a leak that might be called a Windshield leak.
This makes only Five Compounds needed in a Body Shop
where complete Repair is done in Servicing a Turret Top
Body. They may be ordered from Hinckley-Myers Co. or
Kent Moore Organization.
Illustration No. 149
Windshield Sealing.
WINDSHIELD WIPER HOUSING CAP
OR GASKET
A Water leak may sometimes be found at the Gasket of
the Windshield Wiper Housing Cap.
Illustration No. 148
Wiring Through Dash.
DASH
The Dash is punched with many holes through which
Wires, Cables, etc., run. The extra space around the Wire
is usually rubber grommeted to exclude water which is
splashed against it by the Fan. Water leaks on the Floor
Pans under the Cowl sometimes may be traced to a missing
Grommet or a drip off the Cables. Compound F.S. 1039 may
be used to close the small openings at the holes where these
Cables enter.
The Cap may not fit down tightly or the Gasket may have
been squeezed out of place.
Loosen the Cap Screws and adjust the Gasket and see that
the Cap fits tightly.
The Drive Shaft in the Cap may not be packed with grease
thus allowing water to be sucked through at the Shaft. This
water may run down the Instrument Panel and drip off on
the Floor or it may enter the Instruments and fill the space
back of their cover glasses.
Remove the Cap and repack it with grease and see that
the Cap and Gasket is properly fitted before the screws are
tightened.
WINDSHIELD SEALING
There are three sealing operations to be noted when making
a Windshield installation:
1. Windshield Rubber Channel surrounding both glasses
(right and left). This is sealed with Compound F.S. No.
1039 which is brushed on the Windshield Flange before
the Windshield Glass and Rubber Channel are installed.
The Garnish Molding with its twenty screws holds it in
position firmly. (See insert, Illustration No. HO at A.)
2. Windshield Center Division Channels and Gaskets. This
sealing is done by setting with proper pressure the four
screws that hold the outer and inner Center Division
Channels together against their Gaskets.
3. Windshield Rubber Channel Outer Lip that projects out
over the Windshield Opening Reveal. This is sealed with
Compound F.S. 1040 with the aid of a Sealing Gun
B-182. The nozzle is inserted beneath the rubber lip and
Compound is pressed into the space between the lip and
the metal Panel, as at "B". This applies to the Back
Window and Sedan Quarter Windows as well.
Illustration No. 150-
Exploded View of Windshield Wiper and Parts.
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