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CLUTCH AND STEERING ADJUSTMENTS-Your Chevrolet deal!!!
'?I.n
make these
'adjustments
for YQu:
• A linkage adjustment to reduce clutch
pedal
travel to
permit
.fast
release
and more
rapid
gear shifting;
• An
adjustment to move the steering wheel forward or rearward; _
A
linkage IIdjustment
to
permit
"faster" steering response.
TRAILERS and their EFFECT on CAR OPERATION
The
Corve tte
is designed
primaril
y
(or passenger
conveya
nce.
H owever, it
is
well known that
many
owners do
pull
trailers
and have experienced
very
sa tisfacLOry service.
When
a
trailer is
attached
to
a
car,
the car becomes
not only
a
load-carryi
ng
veh
icle, but
a load-pulli
ng
vehicle.
The demands of
this
type
of
operation
are
very
differe
nt
from those (or
whi ch th
e
automobile
is
primaril
y des
igned
and
may
present problems, such
as
spring and
tire
loading,
brak ing, cooling,
lighting,
an
d
steering.
However,
careful
dri
ving
practices
wi
ll
bet
ter
satisfy the
requirements
of trailer hauling.
If in
the
opinion of
the
manufacturer a
part
or
com-
ponent of a motor
vehicle
has been adversely affected
by
misuse
of the
vehicle with
trailer
loads,
such
part
or
component will not
be
covered by the manufac-
turers
warranty.
The
size
o
f
and
equipment
for
trailers,
including
such items
as hitches
and
safety
ch
a ins, brakes, ligllls,
pO\ver-weight
ratios
and over-all
le
ngth, are gen
erally
su bject
to
safety
regulations
in all
sta tes, and
i
t
is
th
e
responsibility
o
f
the
user
to
make certa
in that
he is
in
full
compliance
with th
e regulations
of
th
e states
in wh ich
he
plans to
ope ra
te with
a
tra
iler
a
nd
of
the
Interstate Commerce
Commission, if
appli
ca ble,
before
doing
so.
Further,
when
opera ting a car
with
a
tra
iler
attached,
the dri
ve
r
must
r
ea
li
ze
th
a
t the
performance,
steering ch
ara
cteristics,
and
brakin
g
distance
of
his
car
have
been
a
ltered
, a
nd tha
t he
mll st
exercise
greater
ca
ution
to sa fely handle
hi
s
car and trailer.
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