Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 18

0-16 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
ITEMS REQUIRING LUBRICATION OR SERVICE AT SPECIAL INTERVALS
TIRES
Rotate tires every 6,000 miles and rebalance tire and wheel
assemblies on car as required.
PARKING BRAKE CABLES
BODY DOOR HINGE PINS
Engine oil as required.
STATION WAGON FOLDING SEAT
Engine oil on pivots as required. Use sparingly.
Clean and lubricate during major brake service. Use light
water-resistant grease.
FUEL DOOR HINGE
BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
Clean and lubricate shoe pads, anchor pins, shoe hold-
down spring pins (at contact area with backing plate) and
adjusting screw at time of major brake service. Use only
a high melting point lubricant and apply sparingly.
CAUTION: Grease must be kept o f f
brake lin-
ings.
MANUAL STEERING GEAR
Add lubricant as necessary. Change lubricant only when
necessary to disassemble. Fill with water resistant EP
grease to level of center side cover bolt hole.
BODY DOOR LOCKS AND STRIKERS
Stick-type lubricant
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use sparingly as required.
DOOR HINGE HOLD-PINS
Light grease on friction surface. Use sparingly as required.
Engine oil on hinge pin and spring anchor points as re-
quired.
REAR COMPARTMENT LID HINGES
Engine oil as required.
CONVERTIBLE FRONT DOOR-TO-LOCK WEDGE
PLATE
Stick-type lubricant, use sparingly as required.
WINDSHIELD WASHER SOLVENT
Use G.M. Optikleen, or equivalent and follow instructions
on label to ensure proper operation of washer, and to
prevent paint damage from excessively strong solutions.
BATTERY
Add distilled water as required. May require more fre-
quent additions during high temperatures and/or ex-
tended trip operation. Clean terminals yearly and apply
petroleum jelly to outside of terminals.
ITEMS NOT NORMALLY REQUIRING SERVICE
STARTING MOTOR
maintenance. The rotor is mounted on a ball bearing and
a roller bearing. Both bearings have a grease supply which
No lubrication required except on overhaul. When over-
eliminates the need for periodic lubrication. The generator
hauling starting motor, add a few drops of engine oil to
brushes are extra long and under normal operating condi-
the bronze bushings in both end frame.
tions will provide extended service.
GENERATOR CONVERTIBLE HYDROELECTRIC PUMP MOTOR
The generator is designed and constructed to give long The hydroelectric pump motor does not require periodic
periods of trouble-free service with a limited amount of
service.