Chevrolet Camaro 12000 1968 Series Installation guide

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
3918855
1968CAMARO12000SERIES
MODELSSHEETSDESIGNATED12000REPRESENTALLMODELSRELEASED
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SYMBOLSINDICATESCROSSHEFERENCINGOFPARTNUMBERSORNOTES.
INDICATESTORQUE.
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QUANTITYQUANTITYWHENSHOWN,REPRESENTSFULLAMOUNTPERVEHICLE
FORUSAGEINDICATED.
QUANTITYOFSTAPLESREPRESENTSNUMBERREQUIREDPERPART.
MISCELLANEOUS
SHIPPINGLISTPERTAINSTOLOOSEITEMSSHIPPEDWITHVEHICLEFROMASSEMBLY
PLANTS-ITEMIZEDINUPC 0.
ATTACHING
PARTSTHEINSTALLATIONOFALLATTACHINGPARTSISSHOWNINDESIGN
POSITION & SHOULDBEADHEREDTOWHEREVERPOSSIBLE.BOLT,
NUTASSEMBLIES & STAPLESMAYBEINSTALLEDFROMEITHER
DIRECTIONUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED.THETORQUESYMBOL
ISSHOWNADJACENTTOTHEDRIVENPARTANDTHEMATING
THREADEDFASTENERMUSTNOTMOVEDURINGTHEAPPLICATION
OFTHESPECIFIEDTORQUE.
ITISRECOMMENDEDTHATTORQUEPREVAILINGLOCKNUTSBE
DRIVENWITHAIRSTALLTOOLSATSPEEDSSLOWERTHAN350
R.P.M.THISWILLPREVENTPOSSIBLEGALLINGORDAMAGETO
THELOCKINGFEATURES.
FLUIDCARRYING
PIPESPIPESCARRYINGFLUIDSSUCHASGASOLINE,OIL,BRAKEFLUID,
ETC., MUSTBEFREEOFALLINCLUSIONSPRIORTOINSTALLATION.
CLEARANCE
DIMENSIONSDIMENSIONSSHOWNARENOMINALUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED.
LUBRICANT
GREASELUBRICATIONOPERATIONSONALLAFFECTEDPARTS(e.g*
SWIVELS,RODS,BUSHINGS,BOLTS,ORSHAFTS)MUSTBE
ACCOMPLISHEDPRIORTOSUB-ASSEMBLY,EXCEPTFORITEMS
INCORPORATINGLUBRICATIONFITTINGS,.
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TENSIONALLBELT.TENSIONSPECIFICATIONSARESHOWNINUPC
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4OFPINMust
shoulder
onstud
MIN. MIN.
NOTEl All cotterpinsmust be secured by
spreadingeach leg awayfrom the center-
line ofthepinnot lessthan 45\
Whencastellatednuts It cotterpins are used to-
gether,torque nutas specified L thentighten to next
notch for insertion of cotter pin exceptwhenotherwise
specified.Cotter pinmaybe Installed in eitherposi-
tionshown but must be tight to preventrotation or
looseness.
[NOTElAssemble all type"MBstamped
nuts" withopen endup,
ICAUTIONI Ifnutis assembledwithopen
enddown, it willstripmatingstud be-
foreproperinstallationtorque is obtained.
OPENPOSITION
CLOSEDPOSITION
INOTE1 All non-hardenedsteelclips aretobe
clinchedclosedafterwires,tubes or
bowdencables are installed.
[NOTE! All specialretainersmust be installed as
shown to provide end load in direction of arrow
METALI-LASTIC
RIVET
I NOTE | Rivetattachmentbetweenplastic
metalmust be upset on metalside.
LOCK
WASHERLOCK
WASHER
1NOTE|Lockwashermust be positioned as shown
toinsure a properground.
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Onhoseclampinstallationswhere the pipe,nipple,
tee, connector etc ^ has a bead, the hoseclampmust
bepositioneddirectlybeyond the bead. The hosemust
beassembled far enough to assure at least 1/8 hose
protrusionbeyond the clamp.
Onhoseclampinstallations,wherebeadedhose
nipples are short, the followingprocedureshould
befollowed.
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PIPEr-rHOSECLAMPHOSE
12 MIN -H
.03 MIN
I Caution: 1 Clampmust
not be located ontop
orradius of sealing
bead.
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HOSECLAMPSHOULDERED TO
#06
MAX GAP
HOSECLAMP
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K-.03 MIN
HOSESHOULDERED TO .03MAXGAP
Onhoseclampinstallationswhere the pipe,tubes or
nippleshave no beads the followingprocedureshould
befollowed*
Onhoseclampinstallations,wherenipples up to and
including 1/4 O,D. having no beadand are short as
anintegralpart ofa unit, the followingprocedure
should be followed*
—HOSESHOULDERED TO .03
MAX GAP
PIPE
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On all exhaustpipeclampinstallationslocatecenter-
line of clamp to end of slot in exhaustpipe as follows.
SLOT
LAMP
25^EXHAUSTPIPE
CENTERLINE
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HEADLESSTUBULARCUP
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PANEL
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Installheadlesstubularcliponemblemstud
sothatclipcontactsemblem as shown at
point* A,thenpushintoholeinpanel*
1968CAMARO12000SERIES
TUBULARCLIPRETENTION
BARBS
EMBLEMSTUDPANEL.
Installtubularclip in holeinpanel so that
retentionbarbsareengagedonback of panelf
thenpushstudintoclipuntilback of emblem
contactspanel*
HEADERTOOL & NUT
PERPENDICULAR TO
PANELFORUPSET
PANEL
UNDERSIDEOFNUT
HEADMUSTBEFLUSH
TOPANELFORCOMPLETE
360°CONTACTWITHPANEL
UPSETSHANK
HEADERTOOLMANDREL
NUTTHREADEDTIGHTTO
HEADERTOOLMANDREL
PRIORTOUPSET
HEADERTOOLPULLUPSTUDTOEX-
TENDTHRUNUTPRIORTOUPSETTO
AVOIDDEFORMEDORSTRIPPEDTHREADS,
RIVNUTTYPEPARTINSTALLATION
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39188551968CAMARO12000SERIES
WEREDRAW - 2C • 2TWDIEDRAW.
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C - CROWNSIZE
T-THICKNESSOF
RUBIES
MITALMETAL
371/2*CLINCH45°CLINCH
RUBBERRUBBI
MITAL
FLATCLINCH371/2*CLINCHSHOWN
- 45* 4 FLATCLINCHTYPICAL
STAPLESMUSTNOTBECOUNTERSUNKOfTHE
RUBBERMORETHANTWICETHEDIAMETEROFTHE
STAPLEWIRETOAVOIDTEARINGRUBBER.
INORDERTOINSUREQUALITYSTITCHINGFTISESSENTIAL
THATTHEWIREDRAW(AMOUNTOFWIREFEDFOREACH
STITCH) BE THECORRECTLENGTHFORTHEWORKTOBE
STITCHED.THELENGTHOFTHEWIREDRAWISDEPENDENT
UPONTHECROWNSIZEOFTHESTAPLETOBEUSEDANDTHE
THICKNESSOFTHEWORKTOBESTITCHED.
ASA GENERALRULE,STITCHESHAVINGA CROWNWIDTH
SIZEWITHINTHERANGEOF.175THROUGH . 50SHOULDHAVE
SUFFICIENTWIREDRAWSOTHATT.HECLINCHED LEGS OF
THESTAPLEJUSTABOUTMEET.(SEEFIG. 1). FOR STITCHES
INTHISRANGEOFCROWNSIZESTHECORRECTLENGTHOF
WIREDRAWWOULD BE: TWICETHECROWNSIZEPLUS
TWICETHETHICKNESSOFWORKTOBESTITCHEDOR,WHEN
REDUCEDTOA FORMULA:WIREDRAW= 2C * 2T.
FOREXAMPLE:IFCROWNSIZEOFSTITCHIS7/16"AND
THETHICKNES8OFWORKTOBESTITCHEDIS3/16", 2 TB4ES
7/16"(OR7/8")PLUS 2 TtttES3/16"(OR3/8"),EQUALS1-1/4"
WXRXDRAW.
STITCHESHAVINGCROWNSIZESGREATERTHAN .SO
SHOULDHAVESUFFICIENTWIRJEDRAW SO THATEACH
CUNCHJUX1.EG OF THESTAPLEIS3/16"INLENGTH. (SEI
FKS. 2). FORSTITCHESOfTHISRANGEOF CROWN SIZESTHI
CORRECTWIREDRAOfWOULD BE: CROWNSIZEPLUSTWICE
THETHICKNESSOFWORKTOBESTITCHEDPLUS3/8". OR
WHENREDUCEDTOAFORMULA:WOISDRAW - C • 2T*3/l".
FOREXAMPLE:IFCROWNSIZEOFSTITCH B 1-1/8"AND
THETHICKNESS OF WORK TOBE STITCHED B 1/2", THE
CORRECTWIREDRAW WOULD BE1-1/8",PLUS 2 TD4ES1/2",
(OR1'*),PLUS3/6",EQUALS2-1/2"WIREDRAW.
THEABOVEFORMULAS DO NOT TAKEINTOCONSIDERATION
THETYPEOFMATERIALTOBESTITCHED.30MXMATER-
IALSMIGHTREQUIRESTAPLELEGLENGTHSDIFFERENT
THANTHOSESHOWN!NHC&1 * 2. HOWEVER,ASA GEN-
ERALRULETHEFORMULAGIVF.N 01 FIG. 1 CANBEUSED
FORSTITCHESHAVINGCROWNSIZEWITHINTHERANGE OF
.175THROUGH -40, WHILETHEFORMULAGIVENINFK». I
CANBEUSEDFOR8TTTCHE1HAVD4GCROWN8IZSSGREATER
THAN 50.
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