High Temperature, Heavy Loads, Types Of Roads Lie - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

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CHASSIS SUSPENSION
Front Tire Heel and Ttma Wear is cattsed by ex
cessive high speed driving and braking. i'h
is
evident in the uneven wear of ittdividual tread
htocks
with the wear at the enu of the Mock which
first grips the road, Pig
- 6-22.
tttc ahove types of -se-ar ore noticed, they situuld
be brought to thte owners attention and tire criss
crossing reenmmendcd to enmttsate fur tite t.mm
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even wear to additiun to mnre considerate cur
hattdling by owner
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Front End Looseness or Camber Ad1ustnient
A
certaitt amnount t,f ''cupping'', due on the inde
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pende
at
front: a he e I so spells ion design, is no rntal
ff J I F J
VIEW
TOE-IN wca
Fig. 614 Toe tnwent
and will we Cr the tires unev ctt
Iy if they ate nut
rota ted regularly
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If ext re nv tapping is noticed,
the front end bushings choul-i tao checked for tunic
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ness, the drag iink hemghL shnuid he chec.ceti Sc
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corCin to atTecifi
Ce ticas,
and the wheels, tirea, or
raAc rumm maclie ckc d tot oat of hat. a m ace, a ad the
camber siitastmtmtrnt ehutild aleu be checked,
d. Yoe-n nd Toe-nut Adlusinient
Excessi-,a tue -in or toe
-out
has time effect of
dragging tht' tirue sideways down the road., cc rap
ing the trend and feathering rihhed sectiuns. Fig.
6-i3.
Improper toe -in is indies ted by feather edges on
the tnaide of tire riha, Fig. 6-14
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Toe-out
is
imidi
cated hy feather edge.s on the uutstde of tire ribs
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Fig. 6-IS
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Tue-in should he .5/tb'' to 1/4''. Thia is
alt adlustment that shnuld ha checked hefore hi
new mTsr is delivered to the owner,
e. High Temperature, Heavy Loads, Types of Roads
These are factors w hi cit cotl rib;mtc to excessive
re wear
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Witco a onr is driven in high Temperature
areas or :mttdc r abnormal load conditiune
,
premature
taitume or rapid wear mmmv rcsul;.. Since these fac
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ton getteraUy ITruduce even rather than unevett
wear, tt:e evide,mce of cxcussiss 'a-var may nttt be
nnticed for snme Rime
Contitt'.ma I driving over xxr roads wttm ptoduee
abnormal tire wear
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Nummmcrous turns and grades
wtt I cause a
certain amnnunt of cornering and
rapid, even wear, although travclad at reasnnahly
normal speeda.
roE-aIR WEAR
Ftp. 6-t2 Enoni Itne Heei aitd Tue Wear
VIEW
Ftp. 6-tS Toe in at he O,Jf
Fig. 6-ti
Tu Out
,Vaat