Chevrolet Light Duty Truck 1973 Service Manual page 385

b. Install clutch housing rear cover and starter.
c. Install the transmission and clutch housing as
outlined in Section 7.
d. Install clutch housing rear cover bolts and
torque to specifications.
• Install automatic transmission (if so equipped).
a. Position engine adjacent to the transmission and
align converter with the flywheel.
b. Bolt transmission to engine then raise engine
and transmission assembly and install flywheel
to converter bolts.
c. Install converter housing underpan and starter.
d. Connect throttle valve linkage and vacuum
modulator. Connect detent cable on Turbo
Hydra-Matic.
2. Raise engine and align mounts on engine with
brackets on crossmember - install engine mount
through bolts.
3. Place wood block between oil pan and crossmember
to stabilize power train.
4. Remove floor jack from under crossmember and
position jack pad under transmission assembly,
using wood block at jack pad to protect
transmission.
5. Remove the engine lifting device and roll power
train and suspension assembly under vehicle so that
crossmember is aligned with frame.
6. Slowly lower the vehicle, checking often to assure
that engine components do not interfere with
vehicle as it is being lowered, until suspension-to-
frame attaching bolt holes are aligned.
7. Install and securely tighten suspension-to-frame
attaching bolts.
8. Install transmission support crossmember and
remove floor jack from beneath the transmission.
Remove block of wood from between oil pan and
crossmember.
9. Raise vehicle on the hoist and install the remaining
suspension-to-frame attaching bolts - torque bolts
to specifications. Torque transmission to-crossmem-
ber and crossmember-to- frame
specifications.
10. Install propeller shaft as outlined in Section 4.
11. Connect rear brake pipe at right frame rail
connector; connect front brake pipe at equalizer tee
and connect rear brake pipe at left frame rail
connector.
12. Install cross shaft and connect clutch linkage and/
or transmission linkage as outlined in Section 7.
13. Connect the following items:
• Fuel line (from tank) at fuel pump.
• Engine ground strap(s).
• Steering idler arm at frame.
• Steering pitman arm at steering gear - torque
nut to specifications.
• Stabilizer shaft at frame brackets.
• Battery positive cable at starter.
• Shock absorbers at lower control arm.
• Speedometer cable at transmission.
• TCS switch at transmission - install TCS wire to
clip at transmission/clutch housing.
• Exhaust crossover at muffler and at manifolds.
14. Lower vehicle on hoist.
15. Connect power brake vacuum hose at tube-to-hose
junction.
16. Connect Evaporation Control System lines at rocker
arm cover and carburetor.
17. Connect TCS system electrical leads at valve and at
temperature switch - position harness in rocker arm
cover clips.
18. Install Delcotron and support assembly.
19. Connect accelerator linkage at dash mounted bell
crank.
20. Install carburetor air cleaner and oil filler tube -
connect oil pressure gauge line if so equpped.
21. Connect engine wiring harness at dash panel
junction block.
22. Install radiator and fan shroud, connect radiator
and heater hoses, install automatic transmission
cooler lines and fill cooling system.
23. Install engine cover.
24. Connect battery ground cable at engine block and
at battery.
25. Bleed front and rear brakes as outlined in Section
5.
26. Start engine, check and add engine coolant as
required and check engine for proper operation.
Intake Manifold
Removal
bolts to
1. Drain radiator and remove air cleaner.
2. Disconnect:
• Battery cables at battery.
• Radiator upper hose and heater hose at
manifold.
• Water pump by-pass at water pump.
• Accelerator linkage at pedal lever.
• Fuel line and choke cable at carburetor.
• Crankcase ventilation lines (as required).
• Spark advance hose and governor line (if so
equipped) at distributor.
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