1979
CHASSIS
SERVICE
MANUAL
Covering
CHEVROLET.
MALIBU.
MONTE
CARLO,
NOVA,
ANDCAMARO
FOREWORD
This manual includes
procedures
for diasnosis,maintenance
and adjust
ments, minor sêruice
operations,removatand insta ation of cornponenrs.
exc€pt
the body, of 1979Chevrolet,
lvlalibu,
À4onte
Carto,Nova,
aDdCâmaro.
Procedures
involving dhassembty
ônd assembty
of mêjor componentsfor
these
vehicles
areconrai.ed
inthe 1979Passenger
Cêrand
LightDuty
Truck
Chassis
Overhaullvanual.Service
information for 1979 Chevrotet_
lMatibu.
Vonlê Car,o,Novc
andCdnâro
bodyitems
;( colra: eo .n Lhe19/9 Boov
ServicelVanuà1.
W;rinq
diâgrdmstor 1979
Ch"vrorer
pr""nq", "." ur" .ounà
in aseparateWirinsDiêsrêm
Bookler
(ST-359
7S).
The Section lndex on this pageenabJes
rhe userto qlickty tocare
âny
desired
section.At the beginninsoi each
section
containins
morethên
one
majof
subject
isa Table
of Contents,
which
qives
the
pase
number
on which
eachmajor
subject
begins.An lndex isptaced
at the besinnins
of eachmajor
subjectwithin the section.
Summaries
of SpecialTook, whenrequked,arefound at the endof mêior
sections.
Specificêtionscoverinqvehictecomponentsare presented
at the
rear
of each
section.
Whenreference
is mâde
in thismanuat
to êbrand
name,.umber. or soecific
rool.
àr eqJivàlent
product
maybp ,sed
Inpt"ce
ot Lherecommended
irern.
Thismanual
shouldbe kept in a handy plêcê
for readyfêference.
tf prop-
erly used,
it will enable
the technician
to better serve
the owners
of Chev-
All information, illusrrations
andspeciTicationscontained
in this tirerature
ârebêsed
on the latest
productiôformationavaitabte
at the time of pubticâ
tron âpprovâ|.
The right h reserved
to make chansesêt anv time witholt
CAUTION
Thisvehiclecontainssome partsdimensionedin themetic svstem
aswell asin the customary system,
Some tasteners
arc metric and
ate very closein dimension to tamiliat customatv fastenersin the
inch system-ltis importantto note that duing any vehictemajnte.
nance proceclurct replacement lastenerc must have the same
measuremenEand strcngth as thoseremoved, whether meùic or
customary. (Numbercon the headsol met c botts andon suiaces
ol meùic nuts indicate theit strength. Customatvbotts use rcdiat
lines lor this purpose, while most customary nuts do not have
sttength matkings.)Mismatched ot inêoftect lastênerscanrcsutt in
uehicleclamage
or malfttnction, o. possibly petsonatiniu.y. Therc-
tote fasteners
removedl.om the vehicleshould besavedtot rc-use
in the samelocations whenêvêtpossibte. Whe.ethe tasteneÆ
arc
not satidactory tor re-use, carc should be taken to setect a .e-
placement that matches the o.iginal. For infonation and assis-
tance, seevour Chevroletdealer.
Ad'ditional
informârion
concerningrhis
subiect
wi befound
atthe
end
CHEVROI.ET
MOTORDIVISION
Generdl Moto.s Corporotion
DETROIT,
MICHIGAN
SECTION
CENEBAI.
INfORMATTON
MAINTENANCE
AND
TUBBICATION
MANUAI.
AIR
CONDITIONING
AUTOMATIC
AIRCONOITIONING
FRAME
ANDBODY
MOUI{TS
rRONT
ALIGNMENT
STEERING
tR0NT
SUSPÊt{St0N
REAR
SUSPENSION
WHEEI.S
ANOTIRES
PROPSHAFI
AND
UNIVERSAL
JOINTS
ENGINEMECHANICAI-
ENGINE
COOI.ING
ENGINE
EI-ECTRICAI
ENGINE
EMlSSr0r{
c0NTB0rs
ENGINEÊXHAUST
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
MANUAI.
TRANSMISSION
BODYAIIIO
CHASSIS
ETECTRICAT
ACCESS0nTES
O 1979
GênerâMorôrsCôrpoÉtion
