Pages 31–37 (7 pages)

Body

From the 1949 GM Product Service Bulletin – March 1949 Issue

Fisher body items for 1949 cars, led by a step-by-step repair for a rear quarter panel cracked at the crease line near the lock pillar on A-type two-door models: trim removal, fire precautions with wet rags and powdered asbestos, gas welding, and brazing in a 3/16-inch welding rod reinforcement. It also covers removing the door lock striker screw without losing the sliding shoe, and hard-closing doors caused by a narrow striker channel.

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What this section covers

  • Cracked rear quarter panel repair, two-door models
  • Fire precautions while welding
  • Welding rod reinforcement, swaging and brazing
  • Door lock striker sliding shoe
  • Hard-closing doors and striker replacement
Year
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
Make
Buick, Chevrolet, Fisher Body, General Motors, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac
Vehicle
Passenger Cars, Trucks
Type
Service Bulletin
Models
Chevrolet 1000/1200, Pontiac 2000–2700, Oldsmobile 3500/3700, Buick, Chevrolet and GMC trucks 1/2–3 ton
Pages
45

What’s inside

Bulletin

  1. Cover and Training QuestionsThe cover marked Training Copy, March 31st, 1949, and Dealer Co-operative Service Training examination No. 15 for body men, with multiple-choice questions on quarter panel crack repair, door lock strikers, regulator arms on A bodies, Hydro-lectric folding top hydraulics and arm rest attachment.pp. 1–3
  2. Chevroletpp. 4–15
  3. Pontiacpp. 16–27
  4. OldsmobileAn assist handle installing fixture for disabled drivers on 1941–1949 models, Carter carburetor sheets for 1948 Hydra-Matic cars, and a revised fast idle cam adjustment for the 1949 Series 3700 Rochester carburetor.pp. 28–29
  5. BuickThe oversize service axle shaft spacer block #1323880 for 1934–1949 models, which needs the axle shaft ends ground to fit, and Carter carburetor sheets for 1948 Series 40 to 70.pp. 30–30
  6. Bodypp. 31–37
  7. Truckpp. 38–45

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