
LUBRICATIONSERVICEANDPREVENTIVEMAINTENANCE21
GENERALINFORMATION
Cadillaclubricationrequirementsareata
minimumonall1963seriescars.Thesuspension
systemsphericaljointsarepackedwitha special
lubricantandsealed,andrubberbushingsare
usedatallframeattachingpoints.Extendedlife
tie-rodpivotsareusedanddonotrequire
servicing.
Theonlymaintenancenormallyrequiredofthe
frontsuspensionsphericaljointsealsistoinspect
themforphysicaldamageorcrackseachtimethe
engineoilischanged.Ifthisinspectionisneg-
lected,wateranddirtmayenterthejointthrough
aleakingsealandcausethejointtosqueakorbe-
comenoisy;itwillthenbenecessarytoreplace
thesealandrepackthejoint.
Serviceplugsareprovidedonthefrontsus-
pensionsphericaljointssothattheymaybere-
packedintheeventthata sealshouldbecome
damagedandrequirereplacement.Thesealsand
serviceplugsareavailableasreplacementparts.
Theextendedlifeinnerandoutertierodpivot
sphericaljointsealsshouldbeinspectedfor
physicaldamageeachtimetheengineoilis
changed.Atthesametimethesteeringlinkage
jointsshouldbecheckedforlooseness.Inthe
eventa sealisdamagedora jointloose,replace
theaffectedinneroroutertierodpivot.
Completeinstructionsforlubricationofthe
variouspointsonthecarthatrequireserviceand
preventivemaintenanceproceduresaredescribed
underServiceInformationinthissection.A fluid
CapacityChart,a listoffactoryRecommended
Fluids,a TirePressureChart,andanEngineOil
ChangeIntervalandViscosityChartappearatthe
backofthissection.
TheMaintenanceSchedule,Page2-8,isbased
uponserviceattimeofengineoilchange,unless
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Figure2-1ServiceNotice
otherwisespecified.Therecommendedengineoil
changeintervalisevery60daysor6,000miles
regardlessofseason.
Morefrequentchangesarerequiredwithstop
andgooperation,prolongedidlingperiods,dusty
roadtravel,orduringextendedcoldorwetcli-
maticconditions.Insuchcases,anoilchangeis
recommendedafter2,000oreven1,000milesof
driving.
TheServiceNotice,Fig.2-1,isa plateattached
tothefrontfaceoftheleftdoorlockpillar.The
mileageanddateatwhichtheengineoilis
changed,andmaintenanceoperationsareper-
formed,shouldbepostedhere.Sincethemain-
tenancescheduleisbaseduponserviceattimeof
engineoilchange,anymaintenanceperformed
willalsocoincidewiththemileageanddateposted
onthisplate.Theenginenumberisprintedon
thisplate,anda spaceisalsoprovidedtoenter
theowner'sname.
SERVICEINFORMATION—LUBRICATION
1.
Chassis
Thevariouspointsonthechassisthatrequire
lubricationarelistedintheMaintenanceSchedule,
Page2-8.Lubricationshouldbeperformedac-
cordingtotheintervalsspecifiedontheschedule.
Usefactoryrecommendedfluidsinthequantities
specified.
Sphericaljointsareusedonthefrontsus-
pensionattheouterendsoftheupperandlower
controlarms,andattheinnerandoutersteering
linkagetierodpivots.
Thefrontsuspensionsphericaljointsshouldnot
needrepackingthroughouttheirentireservicelife
undernormaldrivingconditions.Atthetimeof
anengineoilchange,visuallyinspectalljoint
sealsforanyindicationofdamage,suchascuts,
tears,
ruptures,wornspots,etc.Ifa damaged
sealisevident,thesealmustbereplacedandthe
jointrepacked.
Theinnerandoutersteeringlinkagetierod
pivotsareofextendedlifeandwillnotneedre-
packingthroughouttheirservicelife.Whenever
engineoilischanged,thesealsshouldbein-
spectedforphysicaldamage.Also,thelinkage