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How do you remove the interior door trim panel on a 1930 model A?
The hard part is getting the window crank off. Push the trim panel away from the crank and try to fish out the little pin that keeps the handle on the shaft. This is not easy, but it will come out. Just compress the panel enough to expose the pin. After you get this part off, the lower part of the panel is held in place with frog clips that push into holes in the door inner panel. With a flat screw driver, pry these clips and the trim panel away from the sheet metal inner panel and they should pop out, one at a time.
Also, get the Model A Mechanic's hand book from MARC or one of the parts suppliers. Get the red one by Les Andrews. A great book that we all have and use a lot. It will tell you how to do a lot of things on your A.
Good luck, and stick with it.
jack
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jack bahm
Expertise
Only repair type questions on the 1928-1931 Ford Model A.
Experience
Owned one when I was 15 yrs old, and now have owned 5. Still own and play with 2 of them.
Organizations
Oakleaf region of MARC. Model A Restorers Club. I have put several Model A videos on the Oakleaf site that may be of help. Things like how to start the A, how to Time it, how to troubleshoot it.. Go to oakleafregion.org and you will find them. jack
Publications
"More than you need to know about cars." Just a small book for Car Nuts. Blurb.com
"Model A Ford Tips and Hints" Blurb.com 2010
Many Model A movies that can be found on youtube.com/jackbahm
Education/Credentials
BSME LSU, 1958, Masters of automotive engineering from the Chrysler Institute of engineering, 1960, MBA Mich State, 1976. Worked as an engineer at Chrysler from 1958 to the end of 1991.
Awards and Honors
Two patents while working in auto industry.
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