Body / Glass: Core support removal question

[Mike Van Veghten]

Do I give up, or is there some "key" to removing the core support on my 54 wagon...without separating the fenders...or a saws-all ?
Yes, all six fasteners are removed and it's loose and floppy.

Thanks

Mike

[(S)]

You say 6 bolts? from the inner fender to the support I assume.

Most post wars have 2 long bolts that pass through the core support 'ears' and go through the frame and they are hard to see.. They go from the top down, nuts on the bottom of the frame rail. Remove a wheel and look in there. There are also large washers that sit on the top of the frame to shim up the support. Don't loose track of them, they shim up the whole nose.

Late cars have a strap from the rad support, to the front deflector panel....... not sure about a '54 wag, but it is center of the rad support on others. If you take 1 fender off, you can see way better.

[WCP]

It won't rotate clockwise from the top vantage point to clear the right fender apron?

[altair]

I just removed my core on my 54 and yes the six fender bolts have to be removed and two vertical 6" bolts through the frame. The rad will come out with it as a unit or it can be removed separately.

[Mike Van Veghten]

altair -
"six" fender bolts...?

The six I'm refering to are the two vertical, thru the frame, and the four, two each side thru the inner fender to the core support.
As noted, it'll wiggle around, up and down, front to back, not much side to side, and doesn't want to rotate enough to get the "ears" to come out of the hole in the inner fender.

Mike

[altair]

altair -
"six" fender bolts...?

The six I'm refering to are the two vertical, thru the frame, and the four, two each side thru the inner fender to the core support.
As noted, it'll wiggle around, up and down, front to back, not much side to side, and doesn't want to rotate enough to get the "ears" to come out of the hole in the inner fender.

Mike

Sorry my mistake there are a total of 6 bolts 2 on each side of the core. There are 6 bolts securing the rad. As I look at it further it appears that the tabs that bolt to the frame are under the the fender and the core may not come out with the fender in place. I have my fenders off so there is no issue, but I can see if the fenders were on the core would not come out.

[Mike Van Veghten]

DXMN...

Thanks

Mike

[doofus]

Hey guys, had this problem on my 56 wagon. Core support mounting legs and fender mount are "Keyed" together and it takes some raising of the fender to unlock it all. Luck, Doofus

[Dwain G.]

From the Operation Step & Time Guide:

[Mike Van Veghten]

Interesting. Just barely read it, but I think I got it.

Thanks Dwain.

Mike

[Dwain G.]

Interesting. Just barely read it, but I think I got it.



Mike

You should be able to click on the pic about three times and fill the whole screen.

[Mike Van Veghten]

I enlarged it here at work fine.
But that task bar is gone from my home computer. I forgot it was even there to go look for it.
I wondered about doing what's explained the other weekend, but worried about screwing up the whole fender alignment.

Thanks again.

Mike