CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
BODY AND SHEET METAL—17
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Fig.
40-Checking Seal of Deck Lid
To Lower—Raise deck lid and loosen bolts as
in paragraph above. Press down on top of deck
lid at high corner until correct fit has been ob-
tained. Tighten bolts, check adjustment of latch
and striker plate.
i. Checking Latch and Striker Plate
Both latch and striker plate a!re adjustable, but
better results can be obtained by adjusting
striker plate. The striker plate is adjustable in
two directions, forward and backward, and to
either side, as shown in Figure 39. As plate
moves to rear, it also rises making it easier
to close lid. Moving plate forward lowers it and
makes the lid harder to close.
I. Adjusting Latch
Loosen the mounting bolts, as shown in Figure
26,
and move latch into proper engaging posi-
tion. Tighten bolts securely.
When adjusting latch, care must be taken to
be sure latch is not moved away from push but-
ton latch release. If this happens, lid will not
open.
k. Checking for a Correctly Fitted Deck Lid
(Fig. 40)
A correctly fitted deck lid is one that is cen-
tered in opening, and fits flush with body pan-
els.
A check for proper fitting and seal of deck
lid can be made with strips of paper. Insert
strips of paper (about an inch wide) along
edge of deck lid opening, close lid. (See Fig.
40).
If papers fit snug all along edges of lid
as they are pulled out, a good seal is evident.
If paper fits loosely on one side, and tight on
other, deck lid should be aligned.
11.
BODY ALIGNMENT
When checking alignment of body that is badly
damaged, frame should be inspected and nec-
essary repairs, if any, made to frame before
taking measurements for squaring up of body.
The door and other glass should be removed
to prevent breakage. Reinforcement brackets
and other construction parts may have to be
removed to permit restoration of outer shell
and pillars to prevent excessive strain on parts
during and after repairs. If such parts must
be removed to be straightened and aligned, they
must be reinstalled and secured in place before
attempting to align body.
In cases where it may be necessary to use
heat, part should be heated in area of damage.
Parts should never be heated more than a dull
red. Any attempt to cold-straighten a severely
bent part may cause ruptures or cracks which
may weaken the part structurally.
12.
SHIMMING THE BODY FOR DOOR
ALIGNMENT
To get enough door movement to fit the door
properly, check the shimming at the body bolts.
A slight misalignment of the body on the frame,
can result in misalignment of the door opening.
Proper tightening at the body bolts affects
body and door alignment. If body bolts are
loose, raise the car and check compression of
the rubber insulators at the body bolts as shown
in Figure 41. Uneven compression is a sign of
CHECK COMPRESSION
OF
INSULATOR
Fig.
41—Checking Compression of Rubber Insulators
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