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COVERTABLE OF CONTENTSCONTROL PANEL CONVERSION KIT PACKING LISTDISASSEMBLY FIGURE 1OFF-SET BRACKET RELOCATION FIGURE 2-2bBLOWER & MODE LEVER INSTALLATION
BLOWER & MODE LEVER INSTALLATION CONT. FIGURE 3UPPER LEVER POT BRACKET INSTALLATION FIGURE 4
BLOWER & MODE SLIDE POT INSTALLATION FIGURE 5 & 5aCOLD & HEAT SLIDE POT ASSEMBLY FIGURE 6-7a1955 SLIDE POT INSTALLATION FIGURES 8 & 91956 SLIDE POT INSTALLATION FIGURES 10 &11LOWER POT BRACKET INSTALLATION FIGURE 12BEZEL AND PLACARD INSTALLATION FIGURE 13
KNOB INSTALLATION FIGURE 14CONTROL PANEL CONVERSION KIT PACKING LIST
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** BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION OPEN ALL PACKAGES AND CHECK CONTENTS OF SHIPMENT.PLEASE REPORT ANY SHORTAGES DIRECTLY TO VINTAGE AIR WITHIN 15 DAYS. AFTER 15 DAYS,VINTAGE AIR WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSING OR DAMAGED ITEMS.
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CAST POT HOLDERSLIDE POT PC BOARD ASM55 CHEVY LL/AC CAST PUSH ROD
R55-56 CHEVY LOWER POT BRKT#8 x 1.25” SELF TAPPING SCREW#8 NYLON CUP WASHER55-56 CHEVY UPPER POT BRKT55-56 CHEVY BLOWER LEVER55-56 CHEVY MODE LEVERNYLON SHOULDER SPACERNYLON SPACER5/16 FENDER WASHER5/16-18 NYLON LKNUT5/16-18 1 3/4 HEX BOLTNYLON FLAT WASHER 1/81/8" PUSH ON RING6-32 x 3/8" PAN MS6-32 NYLON LOCKNUT56 CHEVY LL/AC CAST PUSHROD56 CHEVY LR/HEAT CAST PUSHROD.141 ID x .625 OD x .031 WASHER.44 ID x .65 OD x .125 NYLON WASHER55-56 CHEVY PLACARD
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1955 & 56 CONTROL PANEL CONVERSION
REMOVE CONTROL KNOBS. (RETAIN)REMOVE BLOWER SWITCH AND DISCARD.REMOVE CONTROL PANEL BEZEL. (RETAIN)REMOVE PLACARD AND DISCARD.REMOVE INSIDE/ AIR LEVER BY REMOVING RETAINING CLIP AND STUD. (DISCARD)USE A DRILL OR A DREMEL TOOL TO REMOVE THE TWO CABLE BRACKET RETAINING RIVETS,REMOVE BRACKET AND DISCARD. (AS SHOWN BELOW, SEE FIGURE 1)
OUTSIDE
OEMBLOWERSWITCH
INSIDE/OUTSIDEAIR LEVER
INSIDE/OUTSIDEAIR LEVER
RETAINING CLIPAND STUD CABLE
BRACKET
CABLEBRACKET
NOTE: SOME CONTROL PANELSHAVE AN OFF-SET CABLE BRACKET
WHICH MUST BE RELOCATED.SEE PAGE 5 FOR RELOCATING
INSTRUCTIONS.
RIVETS
CONTROLKNOBS
CONTROLKNOBS
BEZEL
PLACARD
FIGURE 1
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OFF-SETCABLE
BRACKET
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BLOWER & MODE LEVER INSTALLATION
USING A 5/16-18 x 1.750 HEX BOLT, (2) AN WASHERS, (2) NYLON SPACERS, (2) NYLONSHOULDER SPACERS, AND NYLOCK NUT; INSTALL THE BLOWER & MODE LEVERS ASSHOWN IN FIGURE , PAGE .3 3& a 6
CABLE BRACKET RELOCATION
USING A 1/8”, DRILL BIT REMOVE THE (4) O.E.M. MOUNTING RIVETS SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.ONCE RIVETS HAVE BEEN REMOVED SLIDE THE CABLE BRACKET FORWARD, ALIGNING THE BACK SIDE OFTHE BRACKET FLUSH WITH THE CONTROL PANEL AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2a.MARK MOUNTING HOLES ON O.E.M. CABLE BRACKET, REMOVE BRACKETAND DRILL (4) 9/64” MOUNTING HOLES IN CABLE BRACKET.
USING(4) 6-32 x 3/8 PH MACHINE SCREWSAND NYLOCK NUTS ATTACH THE CABLEBRACKET AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2b.
RIVETS
ALIGNFLUSH
MARKHOLES
CABLEBRACKET
DRILL 9/64”HOLES
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2a
FIGURE 2b
(4) 18107-VUB6-32 NYLONLOCK NUT
(2) 18237-VUB6-32 x 3/8 PH
MACHINE SCREW
(2) 18237-VUB6-32 x 3/8 PH
MACHINE SCREW
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180007-SSRNYLON SHOULDER
SPACER180006-SSR
NYLON SPACER
180006-SSRNYLON SPACER
18028-VUBAN WASHER
18028-VUBAN WASHER
18151-VUBNYLOCK NUT
491004-SLRBLOWER LEVER
491005-SLRMODE LEVER
(2) 18237-VUB6-32 x 3/8 PH
MACHINE SCREW
UPPERLEVER POTBRACKET
18312-VUB5/16-18 x 1.750
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3a
FIGURE 4
UPPER LEVER POT BRACKETINSTALLATION
USING (2) 6-32 x 3/8” PHMACHINE SCREWS & 6-32 NYLONLOCK NUTS, INSTALL THEUPPER LEVER POT BRACKETAS SHOWN IN FIGURE .4
(2) 18107-VUB6-32 NYLONLOCK NUT
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BLOWER & MODE SLIDE POT INSTALLATION
(2) 181125-PSR#8 x 1.25 SELF
TAPPING SCREW
246106-PUASLIDE POT PCBOARD ASM.
(2) 186005-JSRNYLON CUP
WASHER
496000-PFRCAST POT HOLDER
BLOWERLEVER
BLOWERLEVER DUE TO CASTING
VARIATIONS OF THE
FACTORY PANELS IT
MAY BE NECESSARY
TO FILE THESE TIPS.
REMOVE JUST ENOUGH
TO PROVIDE SMOOTH
OPERATION
SLIDE POTLEVER
SLIDE POTLEVER
MODELEVER
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5a
INSTALL SLIDE POT PC BOARD ASSEMBLY AND CAST POT HOLDERS AS SHOWNIN FIGURE .
PLACE THE CAST POT HOLDER ON BRACKET, WITH THE BLOWER LEVER PLACED INSIDETHE CAST POT HOLDER AS SHOWN.
PLACE THE SLIDE POT PC BOARD ASSEMBLY ONCAST POT HOLDER AS SHOWN.
SECURE THE PC BOARD AND CAST POT HOLDERTO THE BRACKET AS SHOWN USING (2) #8 x 1.25”SELF TAPPING SCREWS AND NYLON CUP WASHERS.SEE FIGURE 5.
REPEAT STEPS OF MODE LEVER (SHOWN ASSEMBLED)IN FIGURE 5 BELOW.
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NOTE: MAKE SURE CAST POT HOLDER DOESNOT TOUCH MTA CONNECTORS OR SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PC BOARD !SEE FIGURE 7A, PAGE 8.
NOTE: ALIGNTHE SLIDE POT LEVER INSIDE THE HORSESHOEPORTION OF THE BLOWER LEVER AS SHOWN INFIGURE 5a.
(DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN, TIGHTENJUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NYLON WASHERSFROM TURNING.)
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COLD & HEAT SLIDE POT ASSEMBLY
INSTALL CAST PUSH ROD ON TO THE PC BOARD ASSEMBLY AS SHOWN IN FIGUREBELOW.6
DEPENDING ON YOUR APPLICATION, INSTALL THE 1955 OR 1956 CASTPUSH RODS.NOTE:
COLD CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
HEAT CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
NOTE: MAKE SURECAST POT HOLDERDOES NOT TOUCH
MTA CONNECTORS OR SOLDERJOINTS ON THE PC BOARD !
MTACONNECTOR
CAST PUSHROD
1955 CASTPUSH RODS
1956 CASTPUSH RODS
NOTE: 1956 CASTPUSH ROD SHOWN
NOTE: 1956 CASTPUSH ROD SHOWN
246106-PUASLIDE POT PCBOARD ASM.
496000-PFRCAST POT HOLDER
CAST POTHOLDER
(2) 186005-JSRNYLON CUP
WASHER
(2) 181125-PSR#8 x 1.25 SELF
TAPPING SCREW
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7
INSTALL THE PC BOARD AND CAST POT HOLDER AS SHOWN USING A #8 x 1.25”SELFTAPPING SCREWS AND NYLON CUP WASHER. SEE FIGURE 7 BELOW.
NOTE: MAKE SURE CAST POT HOLDER DOES NOT TOUCH MTA CONNECTORS OR SOLDER JOINTS ONTHE PC BOARD. IF THE CAST POT HOLDER TOUCHES THE MTA CONNECTORS OR THE SOLDER JOINTSON THE PC BOARD, THE PC BOARD WILL SHORT OUT ONCE THE POWER IS TURNED ON AND CONTROLSWILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SEE FIGURE 7a BELOW.
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(DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN, TIGHTEN JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NYLON WASHERS FROM TURNING.)
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SOLDERJOINT
FIGURE 7a
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HOLDING THE COLD CAST PUSH ROD & PC BOARD ASSEMBLY TOGETHER; THREAD THE#8 x 1.25”SELF TAPPING SCREW WITH NYLON CUP WASHER INTO THE CONTROL PANELAS SHOWN. SEE FIGURE 8
INSTALL (2) 1/16” SPACERSON LEVERS AS SHOWN INFIGURES 8 & 9 BELOW.
ALIGN THE CAST POTLEVERS WITH THECONTROL PANELLEVERS AND SLIDE CASTPOT LEVER ON TO THECONTROL PANEL LEVER.USE OEM MACHINESCREW WITH WASHERTO SECURE THECAST POT LEVERS ASSHOWN.
REPEAT STEPS FOR THE HEAT.
NOTE: IF USINGAFTERMARKET CONTROLPANEL USE SCREWSSUPPLIED WITHAFTERMARKET CONTROLPANEL TO SECURE CAST PUSHROD LEVER.
. NOTE: MAKE SURE CASTPOT HOLDER DOES NOT TOUCH MTA CONNECTORSOR SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PC BOARD.
PUSH ROD &PC BOARD ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
186003-JSRWASHER
OEMMACHINE
SCREW(2) 186004-JSRNYLON SPACER
1955 SLIDE POT INSTALLATION
COLD CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
HEAT CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
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INSTALL 1/8” SPACERS ONLEVERS AS SHOWN INFIGURES & 1BELOW.
ALIGN THE CAST POTLEVERS WITH THECONTROL PANELLEVERS AND SLIDE CASTPOT LEVER ON TO THECONTROL PANEL LEVER.USE PUSH-ON RINGSTO SECURE THE CASTPOT LEVERS ASSHOWN.
HOLDING THE COLD CAST PUSH ROD & PC BOARD ASSEMBLY TOGETHER; THREAD THE#8 x 1.25”SELF TAPPING SCREW WITH NYLON CUP WASHERINTO THE CONTROL PANEL AS SHOWN. SEE FIGURE 10.
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NOTE: MAKE SURE CAST POT HOLDER DOES NOTTOUCH MTA CONNECTORS OR SOLDER JOINTS ONTHE PC BOARD.
REPEAT STEPS FOR THE HEAT.PUSH
ROD & PC BOARD ASSEMBLY
65975-VUEPUSH-ON RING
49705-VUINYLON SPACER
1956 SLIDE POT INSTALLATION
HEAT CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
COLD CASTPUSH ROD &
PC BOARD ASM
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 10
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SECURE THE COLD & HEAT PC BOARD, CAST POT HOLDERS TOGETHER USING (2)#8 x 1.25”SELF TAPPING SCREWS WITH NYLON CUP WASHERS. PASS THE SCREWS WITHCUP WASHERS THROUGH PC BOARDS AND POT HOLDERS AND THREAD INTO THELOWER POT BRACKET AS SHOWN. SEE FIGURE 12.
INSTALL BEZEL AND NEW PLACARDAS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 .3
(2) 186005-JSRNYLON CUP
WASHER
649002-PCBLOWER POT
BRACKET
(2) 181125-PSR#8 x 1.25 SELF
TAPPING SCREW
BEZEL
NEWPLACARD
BACKINGPLATE
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FIGURE 12
LOWER LEVER POT BRACKET INSTALLATION
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CAST POT HOLDERSLIDE POT PC BOARD ASM55 CHEVY LL/AC CAST PUSH ROD
R55-56 CHEVY LOWER POT BRKT#8 x 1.25” SELF TAPPING SCREW#8 NYLON CUP WASHER55-56 CHEVY UPPER POT BRKT55-56 CHEVY BLOWER LEVER55-56 CHEVY MODE LEVERNYLON SHOULDER SPACERNYLON SPACER5/16 FENDER WASHER5/16-18 NYLON LKNUT5/16-18 1 3/4 HEX BOLTNYLON FLAT WASHER 1/81/8" PUSH ON RING6-32 x 3/8" PAN MS6-32 NYLON LOCKNUT56 CHEVY LL/AC CAST PUSHROD56 CHEVY LR/HEAT CAST PUSHROD.141 ID x .625 OD x .031 WASHER.44 ID x .65 OD x .125 NYLON WASHER55-56 CHEVY PLACARD
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