There's alot of buzz about problems (mostly intermittent noise) with hyd
lifters in a stovebolt six and its apparently well documented. There's also
some info out there about curing those problems. I feel the the hyds offer some
good advantages if they are operating properly. Obviously the early
I live in Indiana and have a 52 Chevy. Recently asked around at the
alignment shops here in town what they would charge to re-aligne my
truck. I want to rebuild the front end this spring and I know messing
with this and replacing the worn parts will warrant an alignment. To my
surprise, none of
John
Not sure where you live but here in N. Texas I took my 50' 3100 to the local
alignment shop shortly after I purchased it and they had no problem aligning it.
Ken
--- On Sun, 1/4/09, luke_the_drifter52 wrote:
From: luke_the_drifter52
Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Alignment
To: old-chevy-t
straight axle trucks aren't too much to align. the camber is set with the king
pins. the only thing to adjust is toe-in with the tie rod ends. we used a tape
measure to align school buses after rebuilding the front end. i've also used
this proceedure to align old trucks. put a piece of plywood
The camber can be set with shim wedges, that go between axle mount face and
spring. did you have any when torn into? Replaced in same spot? Toe in can be
set. In extreme cases the axle can be Bent in middle to adjust outer ends, just
like they do with Fords twin I-beams. Yes, sometimes a BIG
John, this crap makes me cringe when I hear this. Gives good mechanics a bad
reputation. We have a bad enough rep already. I've been in the
repair/maintenance business for over 30 years and know wheel alignments and
alignment racks very well. I'd like to remind those morons that if it'll fit on
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Ok guys and gals...I took the tower off my 4-speed (SM-420) and there appears
to be a lot of "slop" in it. The yokes move around very easily and everything
seems loose. I have done some research and have found kits to re-build the
transmission but nothing seems to address this area of the transm
I went through the same $h1t with two local alignment shops after I put a GM
800 series power steering box on my '57 GMC two years ago. One shop didn't
even want to talk to me because their computer didn't list my truck. I had
brought the shop manual with me and offered the specs from it. No
Hey guy,
I just purchased a restored '52 Chevy pickup. The gear shift controller on the
steering
column under the hood locks up and the shift lever can not be moved. I can free
it up by
jiggling it by hand. It does not look original and looks fairly new so it has
been replaced by a
former ow
Its hard to diagnose this type of thing without seeing it and putting hands on
it but I'll ask a few questions. Is the shift lever "ball and cap" snug in the
tower socket? It shouldn't have any up and down movement, just pivot action
only. Does the lower tip of the shift lever shows signs of we
A crap, its keeps getting better Bill. Again, I'd loved to have been there
to hear that one. I wonder if the so called alignment expert had any idea that
every bleeping rear wheel drive vehicle on the road in the last 100 years has
had approximately the same toe specs. Ideal spec would be 0
Most of these shift problems can be corrected by adjustments. If the shifter
components are badly worn then they may need replaced before it it will ever be
just right.
I'm going to have to assume that this column is an original Chevy and not
something cobbled in there. With the shifting mec
Keep looking and bring the repair manual. It will have the specifications. I
assume that's what they mean...they don't have the data. I just took mine
to a shop and they aligned it for me. Try the small towns in the rural areas
--- On Sun, 1/4/09, luke_the_drifter52 wrote:
From: luke_t
Its in the G M assembly manual to
John
Jef City MO
52 3/4 ton chevy
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From: jimandt...@sbcglobal.net
To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:24 pm
Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Alignment
Keep looking
Hey Guys, hoping this is the last I have to bother you for awhile. I have
researched the correct valve lash setting for a 1959 235/261 with HYDRAULIC
LIFTERS, and have found everything from Zero to 1-l/2 turns down after reaching
zero. Many other cars, most have the hydraulic lifter valve l
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