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wabash15 · 12-10-2011, 11:08 PM

can someone shed light on simple procedure to remove the floor vents on the driver and passenger side?
Mine are rusty and want to recondition them and reinstall.

FLcustom10 · 12-10-2011, 11:51 PM

I think this is how it works:

Unscrew the 2 bolts at the handle, swing out the clip at the vent door, then the handle bar will lift out. I can't remember if the vent will just lift out at that point or if you need to unscrew the top bar on the vent a bit until the bottom bar will lift out of the hole.

88fordf150 · 12-11-2011, 07:43 AM

Can't ask for any better than that, instructions with pictures.

blkcorvair · 12-11-2011, 10:11 AM

yep, That top pin with the spring gets pushed down and than you can slide to top out first.

wabash15 · 12-11-2011, 11:37 AM

Mine does not have the spring setup - it has a keeper clip as in the pict.?.

wabash15 · 12-11-2011, 10:51 PM

bump

FLcustom10 · 12-12-2011, 09:27 AM

My passenger side is like yours wabash, except it's upside down and I had to fashion a nut to hold it. I don't know if I'm using a Drivers side vent door on the passenger side or if it's supposed to be that way, but it works. I knew I remembered having a bolt that was a screw type.

**LockDoc** · 12-12-2011, 10:05 PM

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Looks to me like if you squeeze the spring together it will release the pin so you can pull it down.

LockDoc

12-10-2011, 11:08 PM	#1
wabash15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Orrville, Ohio Posts: 77	floor vent removal can someone shed light on simple procedure to remove the floor vents on the driver and passenger side? Mine are rusty and want to recondition them and reinstall.

12-10-2011, 11:51 PM	#2
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Re: floor vent removal I think this is how it works: Unscrew the 2 bolts at the handle, swing out the clip at the vent door, then the handle bar will lift out. I can't remember if the vent will just lift out at that point or if you need to unscrew the top bar on the vent a bit until the bottom bar will lift out of the hole. Attached Images

12-11-2011, 07:43 AM	#3
88fordf150 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 474	Re: floor vent removal Can't ask for any better than that, instructions with pictures. __________________ Brad handshoe

12-11-2011, 10:11 AM	#4
blkcorvair Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 787	Re: floor vent removal yep, That top pin with the spring gets pushed down and than you can slide to top out first.

12-11-2011, 11:37 AM	#5
wabash15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Orrville, Ohio Posts: 77	Re: floor vent removal Mine does not have the spring setup - it has a keeper clip as in the pict.?. Attached Images

12-11-2011, 10:51 PM	#6
wabash15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Orrville, Ohio Posts: 77	Re: floor vent removal bump

12-12-2011, 09:27 AM	#7
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Re: floor vent removal My passenger side is like yours wabash, except it's upside down and I had to fashion a nut to hold it. I don't know if I'm using a Drivers side vent door on the passenger side or if it's supposed to be that way, but it works. I knew I remembered having a bolt that was a screw type.

12-12-2011, 10:05 PM	#8
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,638	Re: floor vent removal - Looks to me like if you squeeze the spring together it will release the pin so you can pull it down. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

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