SECTION 13-D 1950 BUICK INTERIOR TRIM AND SEATS

13-18 1950 BUICK DOOR TRIM PAD REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

  1. Remove all door inside handles by pushing inward on the escutcheon and removing the handle retaining spring, using Door Handle Pliers KMO 601. A slight rotating motion of the pliers will easily remove the retaining spring. See figure 13-37.
    1950 Buick Removing Handle Retaining Spring with Pliers KMO 601

    1950 Buick Removing Handle Retaining Spring with Pliers KMO 601

  2. Remove garnish molding attaching screws, then grasp upper horizontal portion of molding and pull away from door with a downward motion to release it. Remove the rubber grommets which slip over lower ends of molding.
  3. Remove inside safety locking rod knob, remove retaining screws at both ends of belt finishing molding, then lift molding up to free it from retaining clips.
  4. Remove arm rest and remove screws and finish washers at lower corner of trim pad.
  5. Pry front and rear edges of trim pad loose from door inner panel, using a suitable flat tool, then lift pad to disengage it from hooks at center of door and the retainer at bottom edge. NOTE: Trim pad can be pried loose more easily and with less danger of breaking off nails if pad is first lightly tapped along both edges with a mallet to relieve the binding effect of the nails.
  6. Install trim pad and related parts by reversing procedure for removal, observing the following points:
    • Nails that are loose or damaged so they will not hold properly should be removed from trim pad. Attach trim pad nailing tabs, Group 10.357, Part No 4081772, to metal nailing strip where nails are missing.
    • When trim pad is being placed on door, bow it slightly so that the hooks on door inner panel can be engaged in slots in trim pad foundation.
    • Be sure to hook the metal retainer on lower edge of trim pad over the retainer on door inner panel. See figure 13-38.