Plymouth Gran Fury1976 Operator's Manual page 57

Splash Shield -
Front Fender To Upper Control Arm
I nspec t th e e ngi ne s id e
s url~t ce
of s pl as h s hie lds fo r heat degrada-
ti o n , crac kin g, teari ng and mec ha nical damage. Pa rti c ula r att en-
tion should be give n lO th e surface nearest to high heat sources.
s lic h as ex ha us t mani fo ld . Excess ive hea l d egrada tio n require s
s plash shi eld re pl ace me nt a nd uppe r contro l a rm bu shing in spec-
ti o n.
Clutch Pedal Free Play Adjustment
T he clutch pedal free pl ay should be checked tw ice per year under
norma l drivin g conditi r ns. If the fr ee move me nt of th e clut c h pedal
is
~
in c h o r less, adju st the clutc h link age to prov id e a free move-
me nt of lh to
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in c h a t th e ex posed e nd of th e c lutc h re lease fo rk.
The free pl ay is c ha nge d by turning the hex nut o n the threaded
adj ustme nt rod a t the e nd of the c hllc h re lea se fo rk .
Hood Lock, Release Mechanism and Safety Catch
T he hood la tc h re lease mec ha ni s ms a nd safe ty catc h sho uld be
in spec ted, clea ned a nd lu bric at ed every 6 mo nth s to ass ure ease o f
o pera tio n a nd freedom fro m bindi ng.
Re lease th e hood and de termin e that th e sa fe ty cat c h is e ngaged
a nd ho ld ing. Release safe ty ca tc h .
A ppl y Multi- Purpose L ubrica nt NLG I G rade 2 E P, sparingly to
a ll sli di ng con tac t a reas of la tc h and re lease leve r.
W ork lu bri ca nt into th e loc k mech a nis m unt il a ll fri c ti o nal s urfaces
56 a re covered.
A lso, app ly a film oflh e same lubricant to th e pi vot contac t a reas of
th e safe ty ca tc h.
Air Conditioner Sight Glass
Eve ry s ix month s c hec k th e s ight g lass in th e e ngi ne co mpartm e nt.
Wi th the e ngine running, a nd the a ir co nd itio ne r co ntro ls in
A /C
o r
Max
A /C the
fluid sho uld be clea r a nd rree o r foam. Foa m in th e
fluid in dic ates a low c harge. T he system sho uld be rec harged at
yo ur dea le r .
Caution
The air conditioning s}'stem contains refrigerant under high pres-
sure . To avoid risk of personal injury or damage to the s)'stem,
adding refrigerant or any repair requiring lines to be disconnected
should be performed
by
an experienced repairman.
Front Suspension and Steering Linkage Ball Joints
T hese ba ll joints a rc se mi -pe rm a ne ntly lubri cated with a spec ial
lubri ca nt a t the facto ry. T hey s ho uld be regrcased eve ry 36
months o r 35,000 mil es, w hi c heve r occurs first.
Air Conditioner
Sight Glass