Chrysler Imperial 1959 Operating manual

CONTENTS
GeneralSpecifications1
SectionI—Suspension4
SectionII—Axle—Rear16
SectionIII—Brakes17
SectionIV—AccessoryBeltDrives23
SectionV—CoolingSystem26
SectionVI—ElectricalSystem27
SectionVII—Engine41
SectionVIII—FuelandExhaustSystem70
SectionIX—Frame74
SectionX—Steering76
SectionXI—Transmission80
SectionXII—UniversalJointsandPropellerShaft83
SectionXIII—WheelsandTires84
SectionXIV—BodyandSheetMetal—TownandCountryModels85
SectionXV—Lubrication88
SectionXVI—RadioandHeater88
SectionXVII—Heater—AirConditioning97
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CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL GENERALSPECIFICATIONS—1
SERVICINGTHE1959CHRYSLERANDIMPERIAL
Thissupplementcontainsadvancedserviceinformation on thenew1959Chrysler^andIm-
perialModels.Onlychangesandimprovementsaffecting the servicing ofthenew models
areincluded. If theinformationdesiredcannot be found in thissupplement the servicing
procedureswillremainthesameasthose for correspondingmodelscovered inthe1958
ChryslerandImperialServiceManualD-16350.
Inorder to usethissupplementtobestadvantagewith the previousChryslerandImperial
ServiceManualD-l6350,thecorresponding or supersedingcarmodelsmustbeunderstood.
Thesupersedence of thesemodelsisasfollows:
ChryslerModels:
Windsor
Saratoga
NewYorker
ImperialModels
Custom, Crown,
andLeBaron
1958
LC-1
LC-2
LC-3
1958
LY-1
1959
MC-1
MC-2
MC-3
1959
MY-1
Theservicetoolsreferred toin thismanualareavailablethroughtheMillerManufacturing
Company,17640GrandRiver,Detroit27,Michigan, U.S.A., unlessotherwisespecified.
Extracopies of thisSupplement are availableat$2.00each,underpartnumberD-l6798.
OrderfromChryslerDivision,P.O. Box 1658,Detroit31,Michigan.
CHRYSLERDIVISION
Chrysler Corporation
DETROIT31,MICHIGAN
Chrysler Corporation reserves the right to make changes in design or to make additions to or improve-
ments in its product without imposing any obligations upon itself to install them on its products previously
manufactured.
LITHO IN U.S.A.
D-l679812M-SD & TO-10-58
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2—GENERALSPECIFICATIONS
CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL
MC-lWINDSOR
MC-2SARATOGA
MC-3NEWYORKER
MY-1fMPERiAL
1959ChryslerandImperialModels
59x 143
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CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUALGENERALSPECIFICATIONS—3
GENERALDATAANDSPECIFICATIONS
StartingVehicleNumbers1959Models
ItemBodyStyle
FourDoorSedan
FourDoorSedan
FourDoorSedan
FourDoorSedan
FourDoorSedan
FourDoorSedan
WheelbaseFourDoorSedan
ConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
TreadFourDoorSedan
(Front)ConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
TreadFourDoorSedan
(Rear)ConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
LengthwithFourDoorSedan
BumperConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
WidthwithFourDoorSedan
BumperConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
RearAxleFourDoorSedan
withTorque-ConvertibleCoupe
FliteTrans.TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
TireSizeFourDoorSedan
ConvertibleCoupe
TwoDoor(hardtop)
Town& CountryWagon
FourDoor(hardtop)
Detroit
M511-100,001
M531-100,001
M551-100,001
M617-100,001
M637-100,001
M657-100,001
Los Angeles
M514-100,001
M534-100,001
M554-100,001
MC-1
Windsor
122
122
122
122
122
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
59.8
59.8
59.8
59.8
59.8
216.6
216.6
216.6
215.9
216.6
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
2.93
2.93
2.93
2.93
2.93
8.00x14
8.00x14
8.00x14
8.50x14
8.00x14
MC-2
Saratoga
126
126
126
60.9
60.9
60.9
59.8
59.8
59.8
220.6
220.6
220.6
79.3
79.3
79.3
2.93
2.93
2.93
8.50x24
8.50x14
8.50x14
MC-3
NewYorker
126
126
126
126
126
61.2
61.2
61.2
61.2
61.2
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
220.9
220.9
220.9
220.1
220.9
79.5
79.5
79.5
79.5
79.5
2.93
2.93
2.93
2.93
2.93
9.00x14
9.00x14
9.00x14
9.00x14
9.00x14
MY-1
Imp. Custom
Imp. Crown
Imp. Lebaron
129
129
129
129
61.8
61.8
61.8
61.8
62.4
62.4
62.4
62.4
226.3
226.3
226.3
226.3
81.0
81.0
81.0
81.0
2.93
2.93
2.93
2.93
9.50x14
9.50x14
9.50x14
9.50x14
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4—SUSPENSION
CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL
SectionI
SUSPENSION(FRONTSUSPENSION)
DATAANDSPECIFICATIONS
FRONTHEIGHTSPECIFICATIONS
MC-1, MC-2,MC-3andMY-1
TownandCountry ModelsandCarsEquippedwithHeavyDutySprings
OnGarsWithTrue-LevelTorsionAire
MC-1, MC-2, MC-3..
MY-1.iyg"+or
• 2Vs"+0T
CASTERANDCAMBERWITHMANUALSTEERING
Caster
~H° ± H°
Camber
0°± M°(right)
+H° ± H° (left)
SteeringAxis
Inclination
5°to7°
At0°Camber
Toe-In
y% ± w
(Vs" Preferred)
WITHPOWERSTEERING
CasterCamberSteeringAxis
InclinationToe-In
0°±M°(right)
Ji°.±M°(left)5°to7°
At0°Camber±W
Preferred)
REARSUSPENSION
MC-1
Sedans&
Coupes
REARSPRINGS
Town&
Country
MC-2
Sedans&
Coupes
MC-3
Sedans&
CoupesTown&
Country
MY-1
Sedans&
Coupes
Type
Length
Width
NumberofLeaves—Std.Susp
Rate—Std.Susp
NumberofLeaves—True-Level.. .
Rate—True-Level
Semi-EllipticSemi-EllipticSemi-EllipticSemi-EllipticSemi-Elliptic
57"
2.5"
5
95 # perin.
5
80# perin.
57"
2.5"
6
125 # perin.
5
95 # perin.
60"
2.5"
6
90 # perin.
6
75 # perin.
60"
2.5"
7
90 # perin.
6
75 # perin.
60"
2.5"
7
135 # perin.
7
100 # perin.
Semi-Elliptic
60"
2.5"
7
90 # perin.
6
83 # perin.
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CHRYSLERSERVICE
FRONTPIVOT
REAR
TYPE
MANUAL
REARSUSPENSION(Cont'd)
SilentBlockRubber'
ShacklewithRubber
SHOCKABSORBERS
Oriflow,DoubleActing
TRUE-LEVELTORSIONAIRE
SUSPENSION—5
Bushings
Bushing
Hydraulic
CARREARHEIGHT(AxleHousing to Frame)
ImperialModelsOnly 4%+ or —y%inch
MC-1, MC-2,MC-3ModelsOnly4% + or — y% inch
HEIGHTCONTROLVALVE
MakeMidland-Ross
TypeBleed-Feed
AIRPRESSURE
HighPressureTank220 + or —20 psi
LowPressureVolumeTank (1 pass,load) 20psi approximately
(6pass,load)70 psi approximately
(9pass,load) 90psi approximately
COMPRESSOR
MakeTecumseh
TypeBalancedHead
TORQUESPECIFICATIONS
PoundsTorque
AIRLINE
ElbowMountingScrew100 in.lbs.
HighPressureTank to LowPressureTankHeightControlValveTubeNuts (4)85in.lbs.
AirHoseAssembly to HighPressureTankTube Nut 125 in.lbs.
CompressorCheckValve toAir HoseAssemblyTube Nut90in.lbs.
Compressor toAir LineCheckValve130 in.lbs.
AIRSPRING
RetainerBolt Nut 10 ft.lbs.
COMPRESSOR
AdjustingStrapBolts 30ft.lbs.
AdjustingStrap to T-NutBolt15 ft.lbs.
Bracket to SupportBolt 30ft.lbs.
Bracket toAir ConditioningCompressorBolt Nut30ft.lbs.
CylinderHeadBolt155 in.lbs.
FrontBearingHousingBolt
f 17in.lbs.
OilInletConnector130 in.lbs.
RearCoverPlateBolt 17in.lbs.
StrapBolt Nut35ft.lbs.
SuctionMufflerRetainingScrew 17in.lbs.
SupportBracket to WaterPumpBody (or CylinderBlock or CylinderHeadBolt)30 ft.lbs.
Support to CylinderHeadBolt70 ft.lbs.
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6—SUSPENSION
CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL
TORQUESPECIFICATIONS(Cont'd)
PoundsTorque
HEIGHTCONTROLVALVE
AxleHousingLinkBracketBolt Nut30ft.lbs.
MinimumPressureValve130 in.lbs.
MountingNuts100 in.lbs.
HIGHPRESSURETANK *
Drain and ChargingValve140in. lbs.
MountingBolts(%>)10 ft.lbs.
MountingBolts (%) 100 in.lbs.
LOWPRESSUREVOLUMETANK
MountingBracketScrew100 in.lbs.
TOOLLIST
C-3128SnapRingPliers
C-3293300 lb. PressureGauge
C-3569DetectorTorch
C-3670 Air SpringHeightGauge
C-3677CrankshaftSupportStand
C-3680Front Oil SealProtector
C-3693Adapter—usedwithToolC-3293, 300lb. pressuregauge
C-3694Hold-DownStraps (Pr.)
PO-11PulleyPuller
Section I
SUSPENSION(FRONTSUSPENSION)
The new uppercontrol armand framebrackets sim-
plify the method of adjustingcaster and camber.
ToolC-3669 is required for installation of uppercon-
trolarmbushings.
OPERATION(FIG. 1)
Theuppercontrolarmsattach to bracketswhich are
welded tothe frame.Eachbrackethascamretainers
welded toits frontandrearfaces,around the slotted
openings forthe attachingbolts.Each ofthe four
boltshave an integral camatthe head ofthe bolt. A
matchingremovablecam is installed atthe threaded
end.
Camscanbeadjustedonly by turningthehead end
of the bolt.Turning one boltwillmove the upper
balljointfore oraftto affect the caster(morethan
camber).Turningbothbolts onone side an equal
amount inthe samedirectionwillmove the upper
balljoint inoroutto affectcamber.Fullbolttravel
is180°,therefore it may be necessary to reverse the
direction of rotation ofthe bolts in order to attain
specifications on bothcaster and camber.
ADJUSTMENT
ApplyMoParsolvent,Part No. 1879318,afterwire
brushingdirt to exposeboltthreads. In addition to
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CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUALSUSPENSION—7
RONTADJUSTINGJOLT
59x120*&' .•-mmi
Fig. 1 — CasterandCamberAdjustingBolts
theregularchecksoftiresize,treadwear,airpres-
sure, carloading,loosenessandwearbeforemeasur-
ingcarheight,casterandcamber,thecarmustbe
keptatonelevelwhenevermeasurementsaremade.
Dothisoperationthesamewayeverytimea meas-
urementistobemade:bouncethecar,frontfirst,
thenrear,severaltimesbygraspingthecenterof
thebumpers.Releasethebumpersonthedown
strokeeachtimeafterthesamenumberofbounces.
AllChryslerModelswithTrue-LevelTorsionAire
mustmaintainthespecifiedrearheightof4%inches
-for — i/8inch,theImperial(MY-1),rearheightif
4% + or — % inchwhilesettingthefrontend,with
enginerunning(seeTrue-LevelTorsionAire).
CASTERANDCAMBER
Frontsuspensionheightmustbecorrectbefore
measuringcasterandcamber.
AfterSolventNo.1879318hasloosenedanyrust,
carefullyloosentheuppercontrolarmattaching
nutswhileholdingtheboltsfromturning.Once
casterandcamberhasbeenadjusted,a verysmall
turnoftheboltswillaffectthegaugereadings.
Turningoneboltaffectscastermorethancamber.
Bybringingcastertoapproximatespecifications,
thenturningbothboltsanequalamountinthesame
directiontobringcambertothepreferredspecifica-
tion,willusuallybringcastertothepreferredset-
ting.Tightennutsto60-70footpoundstorqueusing
ToolsC-3675andC-3696.However,duetolengthof
ToolsC-3675andC-3696usedwithtorquewrenches
ToolC-524orToolC-3005a recalibrationwillbe
necessaryinordertoobtainpropertorque.Using
ToolC-3675,thetorquereadingonwrenchmust
show45foot-poundstorque,whichisequivalentto
60-70foot-poundstorque;andusingwrenchC-3696,
torquereadingmustbe55foot-poundstorque,which
againisequivalentto60-70foot-poundstorque.Re-
checkgaugereadings.
NOTE; Turningbothcamsinthesamedirectionan
equalamountwillchangecamberwithlittleorno
changeofcaster.Turningbothcamsanequal
amountinoppositedirectionswillchangethecaster
withlittleornochangeofcamber.
REARSUSPENSION
REARSPRINGS
Therearspringsremainthesamewiththefollow-
ingexception:thespringshavea rubberpadbe-
tweenthespringsandtheaxlehousing.The"U"
boltnuttorqueis70+ or — 15foot-pounds.
SHOCKABSORBERS
The1959modelcarsareequippedwithOriflowshock
absorbersofthesametypeasusedonthe1958mod-
els. Refertothe1958ChryslerandImperialMan-
ual, D-16350,forinformationontheremovaland
installationoftheOriflowshockabsorbers.
CAUTION
WhencarisequippedwithTrue-LevelTorsionAire,
donotusea framecontacttypehoistwhenremoving
shockabsorbers,astheairspringswillbecomeun-
seatedfromtheupperspringseat.
TRUE-LEVELTORSIONAIRE
TheTrue-LevelTorsionAireSystem(Figs2 and3)
availableasoptionalequipmentonthe1959Chrysler
andImperialcarsconsistsofanenginedrivenbal-
ancedheadcompressor,compressordrivebelt,check
valve,highpressureairlines,highpressurereser-
voirtank,lowpressurevolumetank,heightcontrol
valveassembly,airspringsandvalve(actuating)
rubberlinkage.
OncarsequippedwithTrue-LevelTorsion,Aire
System,conventionalsteelsemi-ellipticleafsprings
andshockabsorbersareused,however,springload
andratehavebeenreducedapproximatelytenper
cent.
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8—SUSPENSION
CHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL
COMPRESSOR
HIGHPRESSURETANK
HEIGHTCONTROLVALVE
LOWPRESSURE
VOLUMETANK
AIRSPRING
PISTON.
SPRINGPLATE
59 x 70
Fig. 2 - True-LevelTorsionAireSystem(ModelsMC-1,2 and3)
HEIGHTCONTROLVALVE
COMPRESSOR
HIGHPRESSURETANK
LOWPRESSURE
VOLUMETANK
SPRINGPLATE
59x67
Fig. 3 —True-LevelTorsionAireSystem(ModelMY-1)
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