Chevrolet 1967 Chevelle User manual
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INFORMATIONANDLUBRICATION
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GeneralInformationo-l
Lubrication0-13
GENERALINFORMATION
ModelIdentificationandVehicleDimensions
Chevrolet
Chevelle
Chevyn
Corvette
Camaro
Page
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-2
0-3
0-3
Page
UnitandSerialNumberso-3
EngineNumbero-3
VehicleSerialNumber0r3
KeysandLocks0-4
Pushing,TowingandLifting0-7
Series
Biscayne
BelAir
Tmpala.
Impala
SuperSport
Caprice
MODELIDENTIFICATION-CHEVROLET
ModelNumber
6-Cyl
15311
15369
15335
15511,
15569
15535
15545
16387
16367
16369
16339
16335
16345
16787
16767
—
—
—
—
V-8
15411
15469
15435
15611
15669
15635
15645
16487
16467
16469
16439
16435
16445
16887
16867
16647
16639
16635
16645
Description
2-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
2-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
4-DoorStationWagon,3-Seat
2-DoorSportCoupe,5-Passenger
2-DoorConvertible,5-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSportSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
4-DoorStationWagon,3-Seat
2-DoorSportCoupe,4-Passenger
2-DoorConvertible,4-Passenger
2-DoorCustomCoupe,5-Passenger*
4-DoorCustpmSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorCustomWagon,2-Seat
4-DoorCustomWagon,3-Seat
*4-Passengerwhenoptionalbucketfrontseatsarespecified.
VEHICLEDIMENSIONS-CHEVROLET
Pertinentdimensionsforthedifferentmodelsareshowninthefollowingchart.
Model
LengthOverall. .
WidthOverall(Body)
HeightOverall
Wheelbase
Tread-Front
Tread-Rear
CurbWeight:Approximately3543lbs.
Sedan
213.2"
79.6"
55.4"
119.0"
62.5"
62.4"
4-DoorSedanwith
2-Door
SportCoupe
213.2"
79.6"
54.4"
119.0"
62.5"
62.4"
L-6Engine;3685lbs
Convertible
Coupe
213.2"
79.6"
55.3"
119.0"
62.5"
62.4"
.withV-8Engine.
Station
Wagon
212.4"
79.6"
56.7"
119.0"
63.5"
63.4"
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-2
MODELIDENTIFICATION-CHEVELLE
Series
Chevelle300
Chevelle300
Deluxe
Malibu
SuperSport
396
Concours
ModelNumber
6-Cyl
13111
13169
13311
13369
13335
13569
13539
13517
13567
13535
—
13735
V-8
13211
13269
13411
13469
13435
13669
13639
13617
13667
13635
13817
13867
13835
Description
2-Door-Sedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
2-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSportSedan,6-Passenger
2-DoorSportCoupe,5-Passenger*
2-DoorConvertible,5-Passenger*
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
2-tooorSportCoupe,5-Passenger*
2-DoorConvertible,5-Passenger*
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
*4-Passengerwhenoptionalbucketseatsarespecified.
ELCAMINO13380
1358013480
136802-Door
Sedan
Pickup,
3-PassengerReg.
2-Door
Sedan
Pickup,
3-Pass.Deluxe
VEHICLEDIMENSIONS-CHEVELLE
Pertinentdimensionsforthedifferentmodelsareshownin,thefollowingchart.
ModelSedan
197.0"
75.0"
54.1"
115.0"
58.0"
58.0"
2-Door
SportCoupe
197.0"
75.0"
53.2"
115.0"
58.0"
58J0"
Convertible
Coupe
197.0"
75.0"
53.9"
115.0"
58.0"
58.0"
Station
Wagon
199.9"
75.0"
56.7"
115.0"
58.0"
58.0"
Sedan
Pickup
199.9"
75.0"
56.7"
115.0"
58.0"
58.0"
LengthOverall.
WidthOverall(Body)
HeightOverall. . .
Wheelbase..
Tread-Front
Tread-Rear.
CurbWeight:Approximately3104lbs.4-DoorSedanwithL-6Engine3258lbs.withV-8Engine.
MODELIDENTIFICATION-CHEVYII
Series
100
NOVA
NOVASS
ModelNumber
L-4
11111
11169
mmm.
—
6Cyl.
11311
11369
11335
11569
11537
11535
11737
V-8
11411
11469
11435
11669
11637
11635
11837
Description
2-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
4-DoorSedan,6-Passenger
2-DoorSportCoupe,5-Passenger
4-DoorStationWagon,2-Seat
2-DoorSportCoupe,4-Passenger
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-3
VEHICLEDIMENSIONS-CHEVYII
Model
LengthOverall
WidthOverall(Body). . . .
HeightOverall
Wheelbase
Tread-Front
Tread-Rear. . .
Sedan
183.0"
71.3"
56.7"
110.0"
56.8"
56.3"
2-Door
SportCoupe
183.0"
71.3"
54.4"
110.0"
56.8"
56.3"
Station
Wagon
187.4"
71.3"
57.6"
110.0"
56.3"
55.8"
CurbWeight:Approximately2668lbs.4-DoorSedanwithL-4Engine;2767
lbs.
withL-6Engine;2959lbs.
withV-8Engine.
MODELIDENTIFICATION-CAMAROVEHICLEDIMENSIONS-CORVEnE
ModelNumber
6-Cyl
12337
12367
V-8
12437
12467
Description
2-DoorSportCoupe,4-Passenger
2-DoorConvertible,4-Passenger
VEHICLEDIMENSIONS-CAMARO
Model
LengthOverall.....
WidthOverall(Body). .
HeightOverall
Wheelbase
Tread-Front
Tread-Rear
SportCoupeConvertible
184.7"
72.6"
50:8"
108.0"
59.0"
58.88"
Weight:SportCoupewithL6Engine2908lbs.;with
V-8Engine3063lbs.
MODELIDENTIFICATION-CORVETTE
Model
Number
19437
19467
Description
2-DoorSportCoupe,2-Passenger
2-DoorConvertible,2-Passenger
UNITANDSERIALNUMBERLOCATIONS
Fortheconvenienceofservicemenwhenwritingup
certainbusinesspapers,suchasL.& M.R.'sProduct
InformationReports,orreportingproductfailuresin
anyway,weareshowingbelowthelocationofvarious
unitnumbers.Theseunitnumbersandtheirprefixes
andsuffixesarenecessaryonthesepapersforvarious
reasons—suchasaccounting,follow-uponproduction,
etc.
Model
LengthOverall
WidthOverall(Body).. .
HeightOverall.
Wheelbase
Tread-Front
Tread-Rear.
ConvertibleSport
Coupe
175.1"
69.6"
49.8"
49.6"
98.0"
56.8"
57.6"
CurbWeight:3145lbs.Convertible
3135lbs.SportCoupe
withBaseV-8
Theprefixesoncertainunitsidentifytheplantinwhich
theunitwasmanufactured,andtherebypermitsproper
follow-upoftheplantinvolvedtogetcorrectionsmade
whennecessary.
EngineUnitNumber
Theengineunitnumber(figs.3 and4)showsmanu-
facturingplant,monthanddayofmanufacture,and
transmissiontype.A typicalenginenumberwouldbe
F1210FA,whichwouldbreakdownthus:
F~ManufacturingPlant(F—Flint,T—Tonawanda)
12—Monthofmanufacture(December)
10—Dayofmanufacture(tenth)
FA—Transmissionandenginetype
VehicleSerialNumber
Atypicalvehicleserialnumbertag(fig.1)yields
manufacturersidentity,vehicletype,modelyear,as-
semblyplantandproductionunitnumberwhenbroken
downasshowninthefollowingchart.
Manufacturer
Identity1
1
Body
Style2
5645
Model
Year8
7
Assembly
Plant*
F
Unit
Number5
100025
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICE/MANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-4
Fig.
1—Vehicle
SerialNumber
LocatedonLeftFrontHinge
Pillar—ChevroletShown
Fig.
2—VehicleSerialNumberand
BodyStyle,BodyNumberTrimand
PaintCombinationLocatedon
InstrumentPanelBrace
UnderGloveBox—Corvette
Fig.3—FourandSixCylinder
EngineUnitNumberLocatedon
PadatRightHandSideofCylinder
BlockatRearofDistributor
Fig.
4—EightCylinderEngineUnit
NumberLocatedonPadatFront,
RightHandSideofCylinderBlock
Fig.
5—RearAxleUnitNumber
LocatedBottomSurfaceofCarrier
atCoverMountingFlange—Corvette
Fig.
6—RearAxleUnitNumber
LocatedonRightorLeftAxle
TubeAdjacenttoCarrier
BSHfi^;^
PAINT
HRIKI5"tM>
fIHIsS
HE|St.>MfT*
^^* *•'"
•<"'
Fig.
7—BodyStyle,BodyNumber
TrimTypeandPaintCombination
LocatedonUpperRightHandSide
oftheDashPanel—Chevrolet
Fig.
8—BodyStyle,BodyNumber
TrimTypeandPaintCombination
LocatedontheUpperLeftHand
SideoftheDashPanel—Chevelle
andCamaro
Fig.
9—BodyStyle,BodyNumber
TrimTypeandPaintCombination
LocatedontheUpperRightHand
PartoftheDashPanel—ChevyII
1.Manufacturersidentitynumberassignedtoall
Chevroletbuiltvehicles.
2.
SeeModelIdentificationinthissection.
3.
Lastnumberofmodelyear(1967).
4.
F-Flint
5.
Unitnumberingwillstartat100,001atallplants.
KEYSANDLOCKS
Fourkeys(twohexagonalheadandtworoundhead)are
providedwitheachvehicle.Thehexagonal-headkey
operatestheignitionswitchandfrontdoorlocks.The
round-headkeyoperatesthelocksforthegloveboxand
rearcompartmentlid.
'Lockcylinders(excepttrunk)arefurnishedforservice
uncoded,thisnecessitatesthecodingofthesereplace-
mentlockcylinders.
NOTE:Inservice,thetrunkandglovebox
lockcylindersareprovidedtogetherwiththe
trunklockcylindercodedandtheglovebox
cylinderuncoded.
Thesidebartypelock(fig.18)isusedfortheignition,
frontdoorsandtrunk.Thegloveboxlockisofthewafer
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-5
Fig.
10—DelcotronUnit
SerialNumber
Fig.
11—3-4SpeedTransmissionUnit
NumberLocatedonLowerLeftSideof
Case AdjacenttoRearofCover
(Saginaw)
Fig.
12-3SpeedBorg-Warner
TransmissionUnitNumberLocatedon
BossRightRearComerofExtension
Fig.
13—4-SpeedTransmissionSource
DataCodeisLocatedonLeftSideof
Caseat LowerRearofCoverFlange
(Muncie)
Fig.
14—StarterSerialNumberand
ProductionDateStampedonOuter
Case,
TowardRear
Fig.
15—PowerglideTransmissionUnit
Numberlocated onRightRearVertical
SurfaceofOilPan
16—TheTurboHydra-MaticTransmissionSerialNumber
isLocatedontheLightBluePlate
LocationontheRightSideoftheTransmission
tumbler,singlebittedtypehavingfourtumblers.To
protectowners,automobilelockmanufacturersstamp
thelocknumbersonthelockcore,shaft,etc.,wherethey
willnotshowuntillockisremoved.
Inaddition,whena lockcylinderrequiresreplacement
thelockcodenumbermaybeobtainedeitherfromthe
key,ifavailable,orfromoldlockcylinderwhichisbeing
replaced.
Fig.
17—BatteryCodeNumberLocatedonCell
CoverSegment,TopofBattery
TUMBLERS
54 3 2 1
jjwvvvvvjl
SPRINGRETAINER
Fig.
18-SideBarLock
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION
0-6
Oncethecodenumberofthelockisobtainedlookup
thisnumberina keycuttingbook.
Allsidebarlocks(excepttrunk)furnishedtothefield
bytheParts'Departmentareuncoded,thatis,theyare
furnishedwithouttumblers,springsorspringretainers,
thesepartsareservicedseparately.Thetumblerscome
infivedifferentdepths,indicatedbynumbers.
Thesidebarlockshavesixtumblerpositions,andin
lookingupthecuttingcode,thefollowingmaybeusedas
anexample.Afterkeycodenumberisdetermined,either
fromkeyorfromnumberstampedonlockcylinderrefer
toyourcodebookandrecordthekeycuttinginformation
asfollows:
KeyofLock
CodeNumber
0V11
CuttingorTumbler
positionfromhead
oflock
KeyCutting
CodeNumerical
545431
123456
NOTE:
Keyblanksusedforignitionanddoor
locksarestampedwithan"A"whilerearcom-
partmentandgloveboxblanksarestampedwith
a"B".
Thenumberthatiswrittenabovethecuttingortumbler
positionindicateseachdifferenttumblerwhichistobe
droppedintoeachtumbierslotofthelock.
Incaseswherea codebookisnotavailable,thedia-
gramshownonFigure19maybeusedtodeterminethe
tumblersrequiredtoassembleanuncodedlockcylinder.
1.
Laythekeyonthediagram(fig.19)withbottomof
keyflushwithedgeofthedrawing,headandpoint
carefullylinedup.
2.
Readthecodeinnumbers12345fromtheheadofthe
keytotheendfrompositions1 to6 inclusive.As
eachdepthisdeterminedwritethatnumberinthe
blankspaceprovidedabovethepositionnumbers
(1-2-3-4-5-6).
3.
Withkeyproperlylinedupondiagram,allcutsthat
showinthefirstsectionaremarked
"1"
J
4.
Cutsthatfallinthefirstblacksection,mark"2".
5.Cutsthatfallinthefirstwhitesection,mark"3".
6.Cutsthatfallinsecondblacksection,mark"4".
7.Cutsthatfallinthesecondwhitesection,mark"5".
Afterthenumbershavebeendeterminedandwritten
abovethecuttingpositionsthelockcylindershouldbe
assembledasfollows.
LockCylinderAssembly—RefertoFigure20
1.
Holdcylinderwithheadofcylinderawayandstarting
•...attheheadofthecylinder,insertthetumblersin
theirproperslotsintheordercalledforbythe
code,ribbedsidetowardyouandlongpointdown.
2.
Afteralltumblersareinplace,checkforcorrect-
nesswiththecode.Thenpresstumblersdownwith
onefinger.
3.
Insertonetumblerspringinthespaceprovided
aboveeachtumbler.
CAUTION:Ifthespringsaretangled,donot
pullthemapart—unscrewthem.
4.
Reversethelockcylindersothattheheadofthe
cylinderisnowtowardyou.Insertthespringre-
tainersothatoneofitssixprongsentersintoeach
ofthespringsandthetwolargeendprongsslideinto
theslotsateitherendofthecylinder.Pressthe
retainerdownwithonefinger.
5.Tocheck,insertproperkeyandiftumblersarein-
stalledproperlythesidebarwillbeallowedtodrop
down.Ifbardoesnotdropdown,removethekey,
springretainer,springsandtumblersandreas-
semblecorrectly.
NOTE:
Ifthetumblershavenotbeenassembled
correctlyandnotaccordingtothecode,the
tumblerscanberemovedfromthecylinderby
holdingitwiththetumblerslotsdown,pulling
thesidebaroutwiththefingersandjarringthe
cylindertoshakethetumblersout.Thispro-
cedureisnecessarybecauseafterthetumblers
havebeenpresseddownintothecylinderthey
areheldintheirslotsbythecrossbar.
6.Ifaftercheckingitisfoundthatthelockisas-
sembledproperly,removekeyandplacecylinderin
INSERTING
TUMBLERCHECKING
WITHCODE
STAKING
POINTS
NSERTING
TUMBLERSPRINGS
INSERTING
SPRINGRETAINER
Fig.
19—TumblerRequirementDiagram
Fig.
20—AssemblingLockCylinder
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-7
aviseusingleatherorwoodoneachsidetoprevent
damagetothecylinder,
7.Staketheretainersecurelyinplacebystakingthe
cylindermetaloverbothedgesoftheretainerends
usinga suitablestakingtoolatrightanglestothe
topoftheretainer andfromthecastmetalofthe
cylinderovertheretainerateachcorner.
PUSHING,TOWINGANDLIFTING
Pushing
NOTE:
Towingcartostartisnotrecommended
duetothepossibilityofthedisabledcarac-
celeratingintotowcar.
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION
Donotattempttostarttheenginebypushingthecar.
Shouldthebatterybecomedischarged,itwillbeneces-
sarytouseanauxiliarybatterywithjumpercablesto
starttheengine.
CAUTION:Topreventdamagetoelectrical
system,neverconnectboosterbatteriesinex-
cessof12voltsandconnectpositivetopositive
andnegativetonegative.
ManualTransmission
Whena pushstartisnecessaryturnoffallelectrical
loadssuchasheater,radio,andifpossible,lights,turn
onthekey,depresstheclutch,andplacetheshiftlever
inhighgear.Releasetheclutchwhenyourspeedreaches
10to15milesperhour.
TOWING
Thecarmaybetowedsafelyonitsrearwheelswith
the(selectorleverin"N"(Neutral)positionatspeeds
of35milesperhourorlessundermostconditions.
However,thedriveshaftmustbedisconnectedorthe
cartowedonitsfrontwheelsif1)Towspeedsinexcess
of35MPHarenecessary,2)Carmustbetowedforex-
tendeddistances(over50miles)or,3)Transmissionis
notoperatingproperly.Ifcaristowedonitsfront
wheels,thesteeringwheelshouldbesecuredtomaintain
astraightaheadposition.
DRIVEONHOIST
BUMPERJACKLIFTINGATFRAMEATTACHMENTONLY
FLOORJACKORHOISTLIFT
Fig.
21-VehicleLiftingPointe-Chevroiet
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-8
nun
Illllfl Q
i,,,,,,,,
DRIVEONHOIST
BUMPERJACKLIFTINGATFRAMEATTACHMENTONLY
FLOORJACKORHOISTLIFT
Fig.
22—VehicleLiftingPoints—Chevelle
TOWINGTHECAMARO
TherecommendedmethodfortowingtheCamarois
follows.
Front
Connectstandardchainhooksneartheouterendsof
thefrontsuspensionlowercontrolarmsinbetweenthe
coilspringsandthestabilizerbarlinkbolt(fig.23).
Thechainsshouldbeattachedtothelowerliftingsling
barsothatwhenthevehicleisraisedtherubberstraps
protectthefrontvalancepanel(fig.24).Cautionshould
beexercisedwhenattachingthelowerliftingbarthatthe
upperliftingbardoesnotdamagethehoodheaderpanel.Fig.23—AttachmentofTowingChainHooks
toLowerControlArms
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION
0-9
Fig.
25—Attachment
of
TowingChainHooks
to
AxleTube
Fig.
24—TowingSlingAttachment—Front
Rear
Connectstandardchainhooksaroundtheaxletubefrom
theunderneathsidebetweentheaxlerearspringpadand
thebrakeflangeplate(fig.25).Itismandatorythatthe
chainhookbepositionedasstatedabovesothatthebrake
linesarenotdamaged.
Thelowerliftingbarshouldbepositionedinbelowthe
vehiclesothattherubberstrapsprotecttherearvalance
panel.Withthelowerbarinthisposition,itisnecessary
thatthebarbespaceddowna minimumof
1
5/8"topre-
ventdamagetothefueltank.Thiscanbeaccomplished
byplacing6.0"sectionof2x4'woodblocksbelowthe
rearsectionofeachrearspring(fig.26).
Tofacilitatetowingwithouta helperitwillbeneces-
sarytoattachthe
2x4*
s totherearspringbya strapor
tape.
SeeFigure27.
Alsoitwillbenecessarytolockthesteeringwheelin
thestraightaheadpositionpriortoactuallymovingthe
vehicle.
Fig.
26—TowingSJingAttachment—Rear
REARSPRING
EYE
WOOD
BLOCK
Fig.
27—StrappingWoodBlock
to
RearSpring
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-10
THISDIMENSIONMUSTNOT
BEEXCEEDEDDUETO
POSSIBLEDAMAGETOTHE
STEERINGKNUCKLELOWER
CONTROLARMSTOP.
LIFTONLYONTHE
4"
AREAEXTENDING
REARWARDFROM
THEFRAMERAMP.
CAUTION:
CAREMUSTBEUSED
TOPREVENTJACK
PADFROMDAMAGING
DONOTLIFTON
REARSPRINGFRONT
MOUNTINGBRACKET
BUMPERJACKLIFTINGAT
FRAMEATTACHMENTAREAONLY.
FLOORJACKORHOISTLIFT
DRIVEONHOIST
FLOORJACKONLY
Fig.
28-VehicleLiftingPoints-ChevyII
LiftingWithAutoJack
Theshadedareasonboththefrontandtherear
bumpers,asshowninFigures21,22,28,29arerecom-
mendedautojackliftingpoints.Thejackloadrestmust
locateunderthebumperatthesepoints.Besurethe
loadrestispositionedproperlyonthejackbeforeraising
thevehicle.OnCorvettes,positionjackonshadedareas
indicatedonFigure30.Besurejackloadrestproperly
contactsframebeforeraisingvehicle.
LiftingCarWithDrive-onHoist
Manydealerservicefacilitiesandservicestationsare
nowequippedwitha typeofautomotivehoistwhichmust
bearuponsomepartoftheframeinordertoliftthe
vehicle.InFigures21,22,28,29,30theshadedareas
indicateareasrecommendedforhoistcontact.
LIFTINGTHECORVETTE
Shaded,areasinFigure30indicate'recommended
pointsforhoistorjackcontact.Whenusinga singlepost
hoistplacehoistonframesiderailbehindkickupatfront
andforwardof#3bodymountatrear.Whenusinga
twin-posthoist,twomethodsarerecommended.
a.Ifnorearaxleorsuspensionworkiscontem-
plated,useeithersuspensionadaptersordrive-
onadaptersatthefront,anddrive-onadapters
attherear.Ifa needforaxleworkdevelops,use
jackstandsbeneaththeframesiderailsoneach
sideandlowerrearpost.
b.
Ifrearaxleworkiscontemplated,useeither
suspensionadaptersordrive-onadaptersatthe
frontandframeliftadaptersasshowninFigure
31.
Ifframeliftadaptersarenotavailable,use
jackstands.
NOTE:
Woodenblocks,boltedtosteelbeam
showninFigure31arenecessarytoallow
beamtoclearexhaustsystem.
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-11
DRIVE
ON
HOIST
BUMPERJACK
AT
FRAMEATTACHMENTONLY
FLOORJACK
OR
HOISTLIFT
Fig.
29-VehicleLiftingPoints-Camaro
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
GENERALINFORMATION0-12
2232.
j
Lj
V
DRIVE-ONHOIST,TWO-POSTHOIST
WITHDRIVE-ONADAPTORS
FLOORJACK,JACKSTANDS,
CENTERPOSTHOIST
JACKSTANDS
Fig.
30—VehicleLiftingPoints—Corvette
Fig.
31-FrameLiftAdapters-Corvette
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-13
LUBRICATION
INDEX
Page
EngineCrankcaseOil. 0-13
CrankcaseCapacities.. 0-13
Lubrication. ,
•
o-13
SAEViscosityOils0-13
TypesofOils0-14
MaintainingOilLevel0-14
OilandFilterChangeIntervals0-14
Oil.
. . ...:..0-14
Filtero-14
CrankcaseDilution. 0-14
AutomaticControlDevicestoMinimize
CrankcaseDilution0-14
CrankcaseBreatherCap0-14
CrankcaseVentilationSystem0-15
ValveType0-15
FuelFilter0-15
AirCleaner. 0-15
PolyurethaneType0-15
OilWettedPaperElementType0-15
BatteryTerminalWashers0-15
Page
Distributor0-15
RearAxleand3-SpeedandOverdrive
4-SpeedTransmission0-15
RecommendedLubricants0-15
Multi-PurposeGearLubricants0-15
LubricantAdditions0-15
LubricantChanges0-15
PowerglideTransmission0-15
TurboHydra-Matic0-16
FrontWheelBearings0-16
ManualSteeringGear. . . . 0-16
PowerSteering0-16
AirConditioning0-16
BrakeMasterCylinder.0-16
ParkingBrake0-16
ClutchCross-Shaft, 0-16
ChassisLubrication0-16
LubricationDiagrams. . 0-19
BodyLubrication(Chevrolet,Chevelle,Chevyn,Camaro).0-20
BodyLubricationPoints(Corvette). 0-21
Theselectionoftheproperlubricantanditscorrect
applicationatregularintervalsdoesmuchtoincreasethe
lifeandoperationofallmovingpartsofthevehicle.
Consequently,itisimportantthatthecorrectgradeof
oilorgrease,asnotedinthefollowingpages,beused.
ENGINECRANKCASEOIL
CrankcaseCapacity
4Cylinder4 qt.
6Cylinder4 qt.
8Cylinder(283)4 qt.
8Cylinder(327)4 qt.
8Cylinder(350)4 qt.
8Cylinder(396)4 qt.
8Cylinder(427)Chevrolet4 qt.
8Cylinder(427)Corvette5 qt.
For4 Cyl.Add.5qt.withfilterchange;
1qt.for6 and8 Cyl.engines.
Lubrication
Crankcaseoilshouldbeselectedtogivethebestper-
formanceundertheclimaticanddrivingconditionsinthe
territoryinwhichthevehicleisdriven.
Duringwarmorhotweather,anoilwhichwillprovide
adequatelubricationunderhighoperatingtemperatures
isrequired.
Duringthecoldermonthsoftheyear*anoilwhichwill
permiteasystartingatthelowestatmospherictempera-
turelikelytobeencountered,shouldbeused.
Whenthecrankcaseisdrainedandrefilled,thecrank-
caseoilshouldbeselected,notonthebasisoftheexist-
ingtemperatureatthetimeofthechange,butonthe
lowesttemperatureanticipatedfortheperiodduring
whichtheoilistobeused.
Unlessthecrankcaseoilisselectedonthebasisof
viscosityorfluidity oftheanticipatedtemperature,dif-
ficultyinstartingwillbeexperiencedateachsudden
dropintemperature.
SAEViscosityOils
SAEViscosityNumbersindicateonlytheviscosityor
bodyoftheoil,thatis,whetheranoilisa lightora
heavybodyoil,anddonotconsiderorincludeother
propertiesorqualityfactors.
ThelowerSAEViscosityNumbers,suchasSAE5W
andSAE10Wwhichrepresentthelightbodyoils,are
recommendedforuseduringcoldweathertoprovide
easystartingandinstantlubrication.ThehigherSAE
ViscosityNumberssuchasSAE20andSAE20W,which
representsheavierbodyoils,arerecommendedforuse
duringwarmorhotweathertoprovideimprovedoil
economyandadequatelubricationunderhighoperating
temperatures.
Oilsareavailablewhicharedesignedtocombinethe
easystartingcharacteristicsofthelowerSAEViscosity
Numberwiththewarmweatheroperatingcharacteristics
ofthehigherSAEViscosityNumber.Thesearetermed
"multi-viscosityoils,"SAE5-10W,SAE5W-20,SAE
10W-20W,andSAE10W-30.
Thefollowingchartwillserveasa guideforthe
selectionofthecorrectSAEViscosityNumberforuse
underdifferentatmospherictemperatureranges,and
suggeststheappropriateSAEViscosityNumberswhen
multi-viscosityoilsareused.
LowestAnticipated
Temperature
DuringTime
OilWillBe
inCrankcase
32°F.
0°F.
Below0°F.
Recommended
SAEViscosity
Oils
SAE20or20W
SAE10W
SAE5W
Recommended
SAE
Multi-
Viscosity
Oils
SAE10W-30.
SAE10W-30
SAE5W-20
SAE30or10W-30isrecommendedwhenmostofthe
drivingisathighspeedsand/orattemperaturesabove
90
°F.
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-14
SAE5W-30oilsmaybeusedduringperiodswhen
temperaturesof32°andbelowaretobeexpected.
TypesofOils
Inservice,crankcaseoilsmayformsludgeandvarnish
andundersomeconditions,corrosiveacidsunlesspro-
tectedagainstoxidation.
Tominimizetheformationoftheseharmfulproducts
andtoassuretheuseofoilbestsuitedforpresentday
operatingconditions,automobilemanufacturershavede-
velopeda seriesofsequencetestsdesignedtoevaluate
theabilityofanyoiltoproperlylubricateautomobile
engines.
Itisrecommendedthatonlythoseoilswhichare
certifiedbytheirsuppliersasmeetingorexceedingthe
maximumseverityrequirementsofthesesequencetests
(orGMStandard4745-M)beusedinChevroletengines.
Certifiedsequencetestedoilswillbedescribedassuch
ontheircontainers.
MaintainingOilLevel
Theoilgaugerodismarked"Full"and"AddOil."
Thesenotationshavebroadarrowspointingtothelevel
lines.
Theoillevelshouldbemaintainedbetweenthe
twolines,neithergoingabovethe"Full"linenorunder
the"AddOil"line.DONOTOVERFILL.Afteroperating
vehicleallowa fewminutesforoiltoreturntocrankcase
beforecheckingoillevel.
Checktheoillevelfrequentlyandaddoilwhen
necessary.
OilandFilterChangeIntervals
NOTE:
Underprolongeddustydrivingcondi-
tions,
itisrecommendedthattheseoperations
beperformedmoreoften.
OIL
Toinsurecontinuationofbestperformance,lowmain-
tenancecostandlongenginelife,itisnecessaryto
changethecrankcaseoilwheneveritbecomescontami-
natedwithharmfulforeignmaterials.Undernormal
drivingconditionsdrainingthecrankcaseandrefilling
withfreshoilevery60daysorevery6000mileswhich-
everoccursfirst,isrecommended.
Itisalwaysadvisabletodrainthecrankcaseonlyafter
theenginehasbecomethoroughlywarmeduporreached
normaloperatingtemperature.Thebenefitofdrainingis,
toa largeextent,lostifthecrankcaseisdrainedwhen
theengineiscold,assomeofthesuspendedforeign
materialwillclingtothesidesoftheoilpanandwillnot
drainoutreadilywiththecold,slowermovingoil.
OILFILTER
Changeengineoilfilterevery6000milesorevery6
months,whicheveroccursfirst.
NOTE:
ForVehiclesinheavydutyoperation
involvingcontinuousstart-stoporprolongedidl-
ing,engineoilshouldbechangedafter2500-
3000milesofoperation.Thefiltershouldbe
changedafter5000-6000milesofoperation.
CrankcaseDilution
Probablythemostseriousphaseofengineoildeterio-
rationisthatofcrankcasedilutionwhichisthethinning
oftheoilbyfuelvaporleakingbypistonsandringsand
mixingwiththeoilandbycondensationofwateronthe
cylinderwallsandcrankcase.
Leakageoffuel,orfuelvapors,intotheoilpanoccurs
mostlyduringthe"warmingup"periodwhenthefuelis
notthoroughlyvaporizedandburned.Watervaporenters
thecrankcasethroughnormalengineventilationand
throughexhaustgasblow-by.Whentheengineisnot
completelywarmedup,thesevaporscondense,combine
withthecondensedfuelandexhaustgasesandformacid
compoundsinthecrankcase.
Aslongasthegasesandinternalwallsofthecrank-
casearehotenoughtokeepwatervaporfromcon-
densing,noharmwillresult.However,whentheengine
isruninlowtemperaturesmoisturewillcollectand
unitewiththegasesformedbycombustionresultingin
anacidformation.Theacidthusformedislikelyto
causeseriousetchingorpittingwhichwillmanifestitself
inexcessivelyrapidwearonpistonpins,camshaft
bearingsandothermovingpartsoftheengine,oftentimes
causingtheownertoblamethecarmanufacturerorthe
lubricatingoilwheninrealitythetroublemaybetraced
backtothecharacteroffuelused,ora conditionofthe
enginesuchasexcessiveblowbyorimpropercarburetor
adjustment.
AutomaticControlDevicestoMinimize
CrankcaseDilution
Allenginesareequippedwithautomaticdeviceswhich
aidgreatlyinminimizingthedangerofcrankcase
dUution.
Thethermostat,mountedinthecylinderheadwater
outlet,restrictstheflowofwatertotheradiatoruntila
predeterminedtemperatureisreached,thusminimizing
thelengthoftimerequiredtoreachefficientoperating
temperature,reducingthetimethatenginetemperatures
areconducivetovaporcondensation.
Awaterby-passisincludedinthecoolingsystem,
utilizinga holeinthefrontof,thecylinderblock.This
allowsa limitedcirculationofcoolant,bypassingthe
thermostatuntilthermostatopeningtemperaturesare
reached.Thissystemprovidesa uniformcoolanttem-
peraturethroughouttheengine,eliminatinglocalized
hot-spots,improvingexhaustvalvelife,providesfast
warmrupoflubricatingoilandfasttemperaturerisein
thecoolantwhichprovidesfastheateroperationincold
weather.
Athermostaticheatcontrolontheexhaustmanifold
duringthewarmingupperiod,automaticallydirectsthe
hotexhaustgasesagainstthecenteroftheintakemani-
fold,greatlyaidsinpropervaporizationofthefuel.
Anautomaticchokereducesthedangerofrawor
unvaporizedfuelenteringthecombustionchamberand
leakingintotheoilreservoir.
An.
efficientcrankcaseventilatingsystemdrivesoff
fuelvaporsandaidsintheevaporationoftherawfuel
andwaterwhichmayfinditswayintotheoilpan.
CRANKCASEBREATHERCAP
Cleanandre-oilateveryoilchange..
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-15
CRANKCASEVENTILATIONVALVE
VALVETYPE
NOTE:Underprolongeddustydrivingcondi-
tions,
itisrecommendedthattheseoperations
beperformedmoreoften.Every12,000miles
or12monthsthevalveshouldbereplaced.
Connectinghoses,fittings,flamearrestorand
crankcasebreathercap(whereused)shouldbe
cleaned.Ateveryoilchangethesystemshould
betestedforproperfunctionandserviced,if
necessary.
FUELFILTER
Replacefilterelementlocatedincarburetorinletif
floodingoccurs,ifenginesurgesduringconstantspeed
operation(pulsatingeffect)orifpoorperformanceis
experiencedduringaccelerationorathigherspeeds.
AIRCLEANER
NOTE:Underprolongeddustydrivingcondi-
tions,
itisrecommendedthattheseoperations
beperformedmoreoften.
POLYURETHANETYPE-
Every12,000milescleanelementinsolvent,squeeze
outsolvent,thensoakinengineoilandsqueezeout
excess.
OILWETTEDPAPERELEMENTTYPE-
First12,000milesinspectortestelement;ifsatis-
factory,re-useelementbutrecheckevery6,000miles
untilreplaced.Elementmustnotbewashed,oiled,
tappedorcleanedwithanairhose.
BATTERYTERMINALWASHERS
Batteryterminalshavefeltwashersbetweentopof
caseandcableconnectionstominimizecorrosiveaction
ofbatteryacid.Thesefeltwashersshouldbesaturated
withengineoilevery6,000miles.
DISTRIBUTOR
4and6-CylinderEngine—Removedistributorcapand
rotatelubricator1/2turnat12,000mileintervals.Re-
placeat24,000mileintervals.
8-CylinderEngine—Changecamlubricatorendforend
at12,000mileintervals.Replaceat24,000mile
intervals.
REARAXLEAND3-SPEEDAND
OVERDRIVE,4-SPEEDTRANSMISSIONS
Thepassengercaroperatesunderthemostsevere
lubricationconditionsathighspeedandrequiresa hypoid
lubricantwhichwillmeetthiscondition.
RecommendedLubricants
StandardRearAxles—SAE90"Multi-Purpose"gear
lubricant.
PositractionRearAxles—UsespecialPositraction
lubricant.
CAUTION:StraightMineralOilgearlubricants
mustnotbeusedinhypoidrearaxles.
Transmissions—SAE90"Multi-Purpose"gear
lubricant.
TheSAE90viscositygradeisrecommendedforyear
rounduse.However,whenextremelylowtemperatures
areencounteredforprotractedperiodsduringthewinter
months,theSAE80viscositygrademaybeused.
"Multi-Purpose"GearLubricants
Gearlubricantsthatwillsatisfactorilylubricatehypoid
rearaxleshavebeendevelopedandarecommonlyre-
ferredtoas''Multi-Purpose"gearlubricantsmeeting
U.S.
ArmyOrd.Spec.MIL-L-2105B.
Theselubricantscanalsobesatisfactorilyusedin
manualtransmissions.
CAUTION:WithPositractionrearaxlesuse
specialPositractionlubricant.
"Multi-Purpose"gearlubricantsmustbemanufac-
turedundercarefullycontrolledconditionsandthe
lubricantmanufacturermustberesponsibleforthe
satisfactoryperformanceofhisproduct.Hisreputation
isthebestindicationofquality.
LubricantAdditions
Thelubricantlevelintheaxleandtransmissionhous-
ingsshouldbecheckedperiodically.(Every6,000miles.)
Itisrecommendedthatanyadditionsrequiredtobring
upthelubricantlevelbemadeusingthesametypelubri-
cantalreadyinthehousing.
Whencheckinglubricantlevelintransmissionorrear
axletheunitbeingcheekedshouldbeatoperating
temperature.Withunitatoperatingtemperaturethe
lubricantshouldbelevelwithbottomofthefillerplug
hole.
Ifthelubricantlevelischeckedwiththeunitcold
thelubricantlevelshouldbe1/2inchbelowthefiller
plughole.
LubricantChanges
Therearaxlelubricantdoesnotrequirechangingfor
thelifeofthevehicle.Ifadditionsareneeded,orwhen
refillingtheaxleafterserviceprocedures,uselubricants
describedabove.
POWERGLIDETRANSMISSION
NOTE:Every12,000miles,itisrecommended
thatthePowerglidelowbandbeadjustedas
specifiedinSection7 ofthismanual.
Every6,000miles--Checkfluidlevelondipstickwith
engineidling,selectorleverinneutralposition,parking
brakesetandtransmissionatoperatingtemperature.If
fluidlevelisbelowfullmarkondipstick,addinga small
amountofAutomaticTransmissionFluid,GeneralMotors
AutomaticTransmissionFluid(PartNumbers1050568-
69,
70)isrecommended.Ifthisfluidisnotobtainable,
useAutomaticTransmissionFluidType'A'bearingthe
markAQ-ATFfollowedbya numberandthesuffixletter
'A'.
Recheckfluidlevelondipstickandagainadda
smallamountoffluidifneededtobringleveltofull
mark.DONOTOVERFILL.
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-16
Every12,000miles(morefrequently*,dependingon
severityofservice,ifvehicleisusedtopulltrailers,
carryfullloadsduringhighambienttemperatures,
operateinmountainousterrainoroperateunderother
severeconditions--Removefluidfromthetransmission
sumpandaddoneanda halfquartsoffreshfluidfor
CamaroandChevyIIandtwoquartsforChevrolet,
Chevelle,andCorvette.Operatetransmissionthroughall
rangesandcheckfluidlevelasdescribedabove.
•Exceptifvehicleisequippedwithtransmissionpro-
videdinheavydutyserviceoptions.Ifsoequipped,
drainconverterandpumpevery12,000milesandadd
approximatelysevenanda halfquartsoffreshfluid
forChevyIIandninequartsforChevroletandChevelle.
TURBOHYDRA-MATIC
Lubrication.recommendationsfortheTurboHydra-
MaticarethesameasoutlinedforthePowerglide
transmissionexceptforfluidcapacityandfilterchange
listedbelow.
Aftercheckingtransmissionfluidlevelitisimportant
thatthedipstickbepushedallthewayintothefilltube.
Every12,000miles— afterremovingfluidfromthe
transmissionsump,approximately7 1/2pintsoffresh
fluidwillberequiredtoreturnleveltopropermarkon
thedipstick.
Every24,000miles,orateveryotherfluidchange--
thetransmissionsumpstrainershouldbereplaced.
FRONTWHEELBEARINGS
Itisnecessarytoremovethewheelandhubassembly
tolubricatethebearings.Thebearingassembliesshould
becleanedbeforerepackingwithlubricant.Donotpack
thehubbetweentheinnerandouterbearingassemblies
orthehubcaps,asthisexcessivelubricationresultsin
thelubricantworkingoutintothebrakedrumsand
linings.
Frontwheelsofallpassengercarmodelsareequipped
withtaperedrollerbearingsandshouldbepackedwitha
highmeltingpointwaterresistantfrontwheelbearing
lubricantwheneverwheelandhubareremoved.
CAUTION:"Longfibre"or"viscous"type
lubricantshouldnotbeused.Donotmixwheel
bearinglubricants.Besuretothoroughlyclean
bearingsandhubsofalloldlubricantbefore
repacking.
Theproperadjustmentoffrontwheelbearingsisone
oftheimportantserviceoperations-thathasa definite
bearingonsafety.A carwithimproperlyadjustedfront
wheelbearingslackssteeringstability,hasa tendencyto
wanderorshimmyandmayhaveincreasedtirewear.
Theadjustmentofthesebearingsisverycritical.The
procedureiscoveredinSection3 ofthismanualunder
FrontWheelBearings—Adjust,
MANUALSTEERINGGEAR
Checklubricantlevelevery36,000miles.Ifrequired,
addEPChassisLubricant.
POWERSTEERING
Onmodelsequippedwithpowersteeringgear,check
fluidatoperatingtemperatureinpumpreservoir.Add
GMPowerSteeringFluid,or,ifthisisnotavailable,use
AutomaticTransmissionFluid"TypeA"bearingthe
markAQ-ATFfollowedbya numberandthesuffixletter
'A'
tobringleveltofullmarkondipstick.
AIRCONDITIONING
Afterthefirst6,000miles,checkallhoseclamp
connectionsforpropertightness.
Every6,000mileschecksightglassunderthehood,
afterthesystemhasbeeninoperationforseveral
minutes.Sightglassshouldbeclearbutmay,during
milderweather,showtracesofbubbles.Foamordirt
indicatea leakwhichshouldberepairedimmediately.
BRAKEMASTERCYLINDER
Checklevelevery6,000milesandmaintain1/4"below
lowestedgeofeachfilleropeningwithGMHydraulic
BrakeFluidSupremeNo.11.
PARKINGBRAKE
Every6,000miles,applywaterresistantlubetopark-
ingbrakecable,cableguidesandatalloperatinglinks
andlevers.
CLUTCHCROSS-SHAFT
Periodiclubricationoftheclutchcrossshaftisnot
required.At36,000milesorsooner,ifnecessary;
removeplug,installlubefittingandapplyCHASSIS
LUBRICANT.CHASSISLUBRICATION
Forchassislubrication,consultthelubricationchart.
Itshowsthepointstobelubricatedandhowoftenthe
lubricantshouldbeapplied.
Theterm"chassislubricant"asusedinthismanual,
describesa waterresistantEPchassisgreasedesigned
forapplicationbycommercialpressuregunequipment.
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-17
LUBRICATEEVERY6,000MILES
LUBRICATEEVERY12,000MILES
LUBRICATEEVERY36,000MILES
RefillPositractionRearAxlewith
SpecialLubricantOnly.
GL—Multi-purpose
or
UniversalGearLubricant4
WB-WheelBearingLubricant
(WheneverBrakesareserviced)
CL—ChassisLubricant
EO-EngineOil
AT-AutomaticTransmissionFluid{Type
A)
BF-BrakeFluid
Fig.
32—LubricationDiagram—Chevrolet
1.
FrontSuspension
2.
SteeringLinkage
3.SteeringGear
4.
AirCleaner
5.CrankcaseBreatherCap
6.FrontWheelBearings
7.Transmission
8.RearAxle
9.OilFilter
10.
Battery
11.
ParkingBrake
12.
BrakeMasterCylinder
CHEVROLETCHASSISSERVICEMANUAL
LUBRICATION0-18
12
LUBRICATEEVERY6000MILESGL-Multi-purposeGearLubricant*
WB—WheelBearingLubricant
LUBRICATEEVERY12000MILES(WheneverBrakesareserviced)
CL—ChassisLubricant
LUBRICATEEVERY36000MILESE°-En9ine°il
"RefillPositractionRearAxlewithSpecialPositractionRearAxle
LubricantOnly.
AT—AutomaticTransmissionFluid(TypeA)
SL—SteeringGearLubricant
BF-HydraulicBrakeFluid
1.
FrontSuspension
2.
SteeringLinkage
3.SteeringGear
Fig.
33—LubricationDiagram—Chevelle
4.
AirCleaner
5.CrankcaseBreatherCap
6.FrontWheelBearings
7.Transmission
8.RearAxle
9.OilFilter
10.
Battery
11.
ParkingBrake
12.
BrakeMasterCylincU
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