1958 Chevrolet Passenger Car, Truck and Corvette New Product Information

 

CONTENTS

  Page     Page
Cover 0   ENGINES - continued  
Foreword 1         Turbo-Thrust V-8 Engine 33
Passenger Car Body Styles 2         1958 Chevrolet Passenger Car Power Teams 39
GENERAL INFORMATION 3         General Engine Specifications 39
   Series Desingation 3      Truck 41
   Passenger Cars 3         6-Cylinder Engines 41
      Model Identification 3         283 Cubic Inch Engines 42
   Truck Body Styles 4         Features Common to 6 and 8 Cylinder Engines 43
      Model Identification 5         348 Cubic Inch Workhorse Engine 43
   Corvettes 6      Corvette 46
FRAME AND SUSPENSION 7      Service Operations Affected 46
   Standard Suspension 9   ELECTRICAL 47
   Wheels and Tires 11      Passenger Car 47
   Air Suspension 13      Truck 51
   Bellows and Reservoir Assembly 13      Service Operations Affected 51
   Leveling Valves 15   FUEL and EXHAUST SYSTEMS 53
   Compressor 15      Passenger Car 53
   Accumulator Tank 15         Triple Two Barrel Carburetion 53
   Junction Block 17      Truck 55
   Air Cleaner with Alcohol Bottle 17      Corvette 55
   Operation of Air Suspension 19      Service Operations Affected 55
   Truck Frame and Suspension 19   CLUTCH 57
      Wheels and Tires 20      Passenger Car 57
   Corvette 20   MANUAL TRANSMISSION 58
   Service Operations Affected 20      Passenger Car 58
STEERING 21      Truck 59
   Passenger Car 21      Service Operations Affected 59
   Truck 22   AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 61
   Service Operations Affected 22      Passenger Car 61
REAR AXLE and PROPELLER SHAFT 23         Powerglide 61
   Truck 23         Turboglide 67
   Corvette 23         Hydramatic 71
   Service Operations Affected 23         Powermatic 71
BRAKES 25      Service Operations Affected 71
   Moraine Power Brake 25   BODY and SHEET METAL 73
   Principals of Operation 27      Passenger Car 73
   Truck 29      Truck 77
   Air Brakes 30   AIR CONDITIONING 81
   Service Operations Affected 30      Service Operations Affected 85
ENGINES 31   FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE 87
   Passenger Car 31      Truck 87
      235 Cubic Inch 6-Cylinder Engine 33      Service Operations Affected 87
      283 Cubic Inch 8-Cylinder Engine 33   HEAD LIGHT AIMING 88
         
     

Book Added: 22 December 2007

 
         

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