Removal And Installation Of Wheel Shields; Removal And Installation Of Front Wheel, Flub, And Bearings; Cleaning White Sidewall Tires - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

CHASSIS SUSPENSION
Ftg. 6-17 Front WheI
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Di,oaembl,d
5 Removal and Installation of
Wheel Shields
The wheeL shields itt the roar rendorson:t 1954
series cars are removed by turtling the lower e'td
of the locking roti tocarod ott the towereage of The
center of the wheel sh icdi one quarter to rt *aut
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ward. Tap the protruding end of the looking rod
down eu one inch to release the wnp nf the wheel
Id from L:1e render. Move top of shield ae'ay
from thc fender nod dieengage hooks from ream-
era at fender.
To
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netatt the shield, engage the hooks at tile
lower ends of Lhe shield into the render retainers
l.iir rap edge of ihield into position against fender
and tap lockittg rod up
a
ongage will' took at Tug
of fender opening. rurn LockIng rodune quarter Lirn
inward until it is cven with wheel ahticd.
cups are a grcas iii
removed ho driving ott,
bog pttnch,
h.
Installolion
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Cleat, bearing and race-s thoroughly, reptac
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t,tg riTe complete hearing assemh:v if any parts
rev.'n
to
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pitted, or rough.
2.
Pack hearing cagey with C-i 2 wheel hearing
tubricatt
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Ctv cr:L',
act a
welt I mur avoid an cxc cc s of
lLtbri ca-n
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I. :mtstau pane itt the rc:vc!rse order of dia-
asectnbly and adjuat eltect bearing as ortli,,ed in
NoteS.
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Cleaning White Sidewall Tires
16 Removal and Installation of
a. Removal
Front Wheel, Hub and Bearings
1,
Remove wheel di.sc
2,
Jack up cnr
.5,
.'temnve duet cup and take out radio stanc
collector. Fig
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6-17.
4.
Remove cotmer pit,, wheat nut, washer, uuLer
bearing cutue and hearing retainer with baU&
5. Retmiove wheeL from spindle
6 Remove
inner hearing packing, rove, and
bearing retaine rwirbt halle,
All
wl.iTc.
sidm'a1 rirc:w c,o 1954 settee c.ars
ITS V c' a cola red protective coating w [tic]: i ltouid be
removed from the tires miMe delivery of the car,
In no case efetuld the tires he
driven t'n're
rha,'. SAl
mniles he fore this coa U ng i.a re rnttve,i
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Tu re:nttve Lhts cttnring, wet the rice surface
rT-'oi-c.'ghly with worm water and allow it to .soek
for otto tm,i:t:tlo
titert wash, using a a:.iff hrush
it
.sponge witlt a stream of water
playing an
the tire
:rurface,
New white sidewall
t
i eec
.11 t mIte pro Lectiv
coating, should he stored with, care Do not glsee
tire with a w hoc-. eidr-wa1 tevainac a tire with
hI a
a
.sidewa Its, as rile p.ru tacT ire
coating may iii
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duce hteedir.g of the cotnr by ct'.em ical reaction and
pertiiancntty dtsctt-t,r the whims tire,
6-ti.
hasp Seal
Steertag Knatkk
:nne.
Sac,tog nod Rocet
Greme Retainer
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Guard
Odor
Boon,9
o,d acet
Rod t0 Stotic Ccl Ia our
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Dampener Spring
7,
The ttuLor hearing
in he huh and may he
from oaooelte dde wi t1, a