keeks2915

I am going to be driving my barn find all summer before getting some paint on her in the fall. In the meantime I am researching a few missing parts and preplanning some issues. The radio ***** are causing slight, but noticeable circlular scratches on the white painted dash.

So before I do the repaint, including dash, just curious if anyone has run into this and what can be done to prevent it. Very thin felt washer?

Thanks in advance as usual.

Steve

Mike Terry

Steve, I have owned several 54 Corvettes and have never had that happen but you may want to go with the felt washer like you said or maybe a small rubber o ring om the stem of the radio and slide the **** down the stem and you should have enough clearance from the rubber o ring to be OK.

csherman

I assume your running an OE radio
Is the dash original ?
No repairs adding additional thickness??
Somthing is amiss here....

keeks2915

It is OEM radio... and no idea about any obvious repairs.. I will pop up some of the applicable photos tomorrow when I get some light.......

keeks2915

Thx sir...

ejboyd5

If it's original equipment, someone's had the radio out and reinstalled it incorrectly. Remount the radio to solve the problem.

Mike Terry

If everything is original and no repairs of any kind have been made to the dask they nothing should rub but in 65 years who knows but I would try a small felt washer or a small rubber washer or O ring of some type. Kind of like sliding on a condom only a rubber O ring on the stem of the radio not on your stem.

csherman

sounds like a rookie mistake and someone left the nut on the stem installed it then installed another nut so the radio is not sitting flush.
R&I it and see what is on the stem

keeks2915

Ding/ Ding / Ding... nailed it sir.

Tune **** stem had nut behind dash face which caused the obvious scarring on that side and the other side although the nut was on dash side over the washer, it likely still scarred as well because it couldn't seat through all the way. Bubba ......it would have been so easy to do right in the first place.

keeks2915

And based on the paint on the shaft and washer he previous owner likely didn't fully remove radio at time of painting..

Mike Terry

Guess U don't need that condom O ring. Good deal. Way to go Chris, you are the man.

keeks2915

Been married for thirty years and wife often mentions I need my o ring adjusted...

csherman

Welcome !!

Mike Terry

Wait till you are married 44 years like me you will need all the help you can get.

keeks2915

You know why husbands always die before their wives?

tuxnharley

Because women are never ready on time........

keeks2915

Mike Terry

Truer words were never spoken. Out of 44 year being married to this red head I have probably waited on her to get ready so we can go someplace (like now I am waiting on her so we can go out to eat) about 22 years in time. Now that is the truth.