I just went through this last weekend on my 54. Once I got the retainer from the right side off, I found it near impossible to lift it out. It was binding on the other side. Solution, I took my circular saw right down the middle. I still have my wood for the template.


1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck
2004 GMC Yukon
2002 Chevy 1500 4X4
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it."
Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777