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LUBRICARE AND BEARING SERVICE
LUBRICARE
1-5
6.
Glove
Box Door. Apply a few drops of
light engine oil to glove box
hinges.
Sparingly
coat lock striker with G.M. Door-Ease Lubri-
cant.
7.
Windshield
W
iper
Cables. Wipe a few
drops of light engine oil on cables where they
pass over tensioner
pulleys.
CAUTION: Wind-
shi
eld w
iper blades must not be
rotated
by hand
for any reason as
this
places an undue strain
on cable
fastenings.
8.
Lock Cylinders.
Blow powdered graphite
into key slot. Do not use
oil.
9. Rear Compartment Lid Lock
Mechanism.
Coat moving surfaces sparingly with
Lubri-
plate or cup
grease.
Wipe off any surplus lu-
bricant.
Figure 1-9-Distributor Lubrication-1948 Model Shown
1-3 EVERY 5000 MILES-
CHASSIS AND BODY
1.
Distributor.
Remove distributor cap and
rotor. Apply a few drops of light engine oil to
felt wick in top of cam. Put 1 drop of oil on
breaker arm pivot. On 1948 models, put 1 drop
of light engine oil on each breaker plate ball
bearing-don't
over-oil.
Work
a
small amount
of petroleum jelly
into
a
cloth,
then hold
cloth
on distributor cam while
engine is
being
cranked. CAUTION: An
excessive
amount
of
j
elly
will
throw
off
w
hen hot and insulate the
contact
points,
causing
ignition
failure.
See fig-
ure 1-9.
2.
A
ir Cleaner.
E
very 5000
Miles
(mor e
often under dusty
operating
conditions) dis-
assemble air cleaner and wash cleaner
element
and oil sump with a non-inflammable solvent. DO
NOT USE KEROSENE. Wipe sump dry and
allow cleaner element to drain until dry. Do not
use air blast on cleaner element.
Figure 1-10-·Air
Cleaner Parts
Fill
sump t
o in
dicated level with
one
pint
SAE
50
engine
oil
and
assemble
ai
r cleaner . See fig-
ure
1-10.
Do not
oil
the cleaner
element because
oil will drain
back
into the sump and
cause
sump to
be ov erfull.
3.
Pump Opera ting Coumtershaf t
-
Carter
Carburetor Only. Remove
the 2 dust cover
at-
taching screws and
apply several
drops of en-
gine oil in
screw
holes
above
the count er shaf t .
See figure
1-11.
Install
screws.
Figure 1- 11 -Countershaft Lubrication
4.
Oil Filter. Change original oil filter ele-
ment at first 2000
miles,
the
second element
at
first 5000
miles, t
hen
change
element at each
5000
mi
les
thereafter. Remove old
element and
wipe container out
thoroughly
with
clean
cloths; drain plug may be removed
to aid clean-
ing.
See figu
re
1-12. Use
new
cover gasket
when installing new
element.
NOTE: Elements
used
in 1948
and 1949 filters are not inter-
changeable. Each
filter bears
a label
which
giv es
th
e
AC
number
of filter
elem ent
that
must
be us
ed
for
replacem ent.
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