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EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES--Lubricate
brake cables yearly
(preferably
in
the fall) or when the rear wheels and
brake drums
are
off to inspect or
replace brake lining
or
to
make a major
brake
adjust-
ment.
Lubricate
with
Lubriplate
No.
105, Delco Brake Lubricant
or
Bendix Brake
Lubricant.
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER-If
there is evidence of
leakage in
the brake hydraulic
system, the
leak
should be corrected and
fluid
added
as required;
otherwise,
fluid level should
be checked only when
brakes
are adjusted.
When
adding
brake fluid use GM
or
Delco
Super
9
or
11 Brake
Fluid, or
any S.A.E. 70Rl
grade brake
fluid.
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS-
The
front wheel bearings should be
lubricated
only when
it is
necessary to remove the wheels and drums
for other work such as
brake
relining.
The
amount of
high
quality
lubricant used
at
the
time
of
manufacture is
entirely adequate
for
this
period.
If
the wheel bearings are found to be discolored (turning
blue or straw colored) it
does
not
mean that
they
have
been
heated
due to
lack
of
lubricant.
This discoloration is merely a
chemical
reaction
of substances
in the
lubricant and
does not
affect
the
service-
ability of
the
bearing in any
manner.
Vlhen lubricating, the bearing
should
be cleaned
and
High
Melting
Point Wheel Bearing
Grease
applied.
The importance
of properly adjusting wheel bearings
after
lubrication
should
not be
overlooked.
UNIVERSAL JOINTS-Lubricate universal
joints every 25,000
miles with
High Melting
Point Wheel Bearing
Grease.
SPEEDOMETER DRIVE
CABLE-Lubricate
speedometer drive
cable when dry. A
dry
cable
is usually noticeable
by
a
wavering of
the speedometer
needle.
A very
dry
cable will of course
be
noisy.
Use
a suitable speedometer cable grease
that
will
not
become
hard
and
stiff
when
cold.
GEARSHIFT CONTROLS-The
gearshift control
linkage is lubri-
cated at assembly and only requires further
lubrication
with
Lubri-
plate
No.
105
when parts become dry and sticky.
SHOCK ABSORBERS-Front
and
rear shock
absorbers should
be
checked
for leaks
and
their
operation tested
by
jouncing
the
car at
each
lubrication.
If
inoperative,
or
leaks
are found,
the unit must
be
replaced.
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