Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 4

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Foreword
This Shop Manual has been prepared by the
Service Department of the Cadillac Motor Car
Division to aid Servicemen in servicing 1963
Cadillac automobiles.
The manual is intended primarily for Service-
men who are familiar with earlier model
Cadillacs. It includes information on the service
procedures and specifications pertaining to the
1963 cars.
each section. A complete alphabetical index is
located at the back of the manual.
The individual sections include a brief descrip-
tion, service adjustment and replacement proce-
dures, diagnosis information, and clearly labeled
illustrations. A list of special tools, with illus-
trations, a torque tightness chart, and specifi-
cations are also provided.
Arrangement of the Manual
The front page of this 1963 Manual contains a
rapid reference section index with headings cor-
responding to the page tabs at the beginning of
The body section of the manual is divided into
sub-sections covering major body assemblies.
A separate table of contents is provided at the
beginning of this section to enable Servicemen to
locate specific service data on this subject more
quickly.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Three standard series of cars with twelve body
styles are included in the 1963 Cadillac line. In
addition, there is a Commercial Chassis. The
numeral six is used as the first digit in desig-
nating all 1963 Cadillac body style numbers.
Specifications are as shown:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION A N D SPECIFICATIONS
Description
Sedan de Ville (4 Window)
Sedan de Ville (4 Window-
Park Avenue)
Eldorado
Convertible Coupe
Sixty-Two Coupe
Coupe de Ville
Sixty-Two Sedan (6 Window)
Sedan de Ville (6 Window)
Fleetwood Sixty Special
Sixty-Two Sedan (4 Window)
Fleetwood " 7 5 " Sedan
Fleetwood " 7 5 " Limousine
Commercial Chassis
Style
Number
6339
6389
6367
6267
6257
6357
6229
6329
6039
6239
6723
6733
6890
Body
Code
B
D
E
F
G
J
K
L
M
N
R
S
z
Engine
Number
63B- 000001
63D-000001
63E-000001
63F-000001
63G-000001
63J-000001
63K- 000001
63L-000001
63M- 000001
63N-000001
63R-000001
63S-000001
63Z-000001
Series
Number
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
60
62
75
75
68
Wheelbase
(Inches)
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
149.8
149.8
156.0
Overall
Length
(Inches)
223.0
215.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
223.0
243.3
243.3
249.5
Height
(inches)
54.8
54.8
55.8
55.6
55.1
55.1
56.4
56.4
56.6
54.8
59.0
59.0
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Maximum
Width
(Inches)
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.7
79.9
79.9
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