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28-6-2021 13:22:32  #1


Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

(NLR)    I have a 1950 Consul 1511.

Does anyone know how to get the single-piece body panel off ?

I have removed the four (4) screws along the top that hold the body panel to the chassis.  But moving the carriage from one end to the other, I am still not able to lift the body panel off...as it is held up by the carriage.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Do I need to take the carriage off, first ?

If so, how do you remove the carriage ?

Last edited by Pete E. (02-8-2021 14:31:06)

 

28-6-2021 13:22:58  #2


Re: Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

Sorry...its a 1959 machine...

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02-8-2021 14:35:53  #3


Re: Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

Got a tip from another Consul owner.

Under main-spring tension, remove the right end of the draw-band from the underside of the carriage and secure the hook/loop fitting of the draw-band to a place on the frame just under the carriage.

Then on the left side, remove a small set-screw at the end of 1 of 2 carriage rails.  Once the screw is removed, you can move the carriage (now with no main-spring tension) completely to the left and off the lower rails.  A pair of bearing "trollies" will come off too with the carriage.

Re-installing is the reverse of the above.

Last edited by Pete E. (03-8-2021 07:18:32)

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02-8-2021 15:14:58  #4


Re: Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

That was a difficult one for sure. Disconnecting the drawband is not the first thing I think of when I want to remove the body. Thanks for posting.

 

03-8-2021 07:17:36  #5


Re: Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

If they had made the back-panel a separate piece, removing the body covering for cleaning and inspection would have been so much easier.
 

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29-8-2022 17:01:55  #6


Re: Consul 1511 - Body Panel Removal...?

Here is a YouTube video by Gerren on how to remove the carriage so the body cowling can then come off :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELhw2KAK5Qp { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120% }

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