Part
C:
.Periodic
Maintenance
Inspections
Listed
below
are
inspections ,and services
which
should
be-peffomed:at
least twice
a
year
(for
ins‘tanck, each
spring
and
fall).
You
should let your
GM
dealer’s
service department .or other qualified service center do
these
jobs.
Make
sure
my
necessary repairs are
completed
at
once.
.Proper
procedures to
perform
tliese services ‘may
be.
found
in
a
GM
service manual.
See
“SService and Owher
Public-ations” in
the
Index.
Steering,
Suspension and
Front
Drive
Axle
Boot
and
Seal
Inspeetion
Ins.pe.ct
the front
and
rear -suspension
a.nd
steering
system. for damaged, l~ase .or missing parts,
sig-ns
of
wear or lack
of
iubrication. Inspect the power steering
lines-.and
hoses
for-proper
hook-up, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing,
etci
Clean
and then inspect the drive
axle boo1
seals
for
~d&.rila-ge,
te&s
UT
lkakage.
Replace
seals:
if
necessary.
Exhaust System
Inspection
Imp-ect the complete
exhaust
system.
Irmspecrthe.
body
near the exhaust. system.
Lo&
for
broken,
,damaged.,
miss-iqg
ox-.aut-of-pa.sition
parts
as:
well
a;s
ppen
scams,
holes,
Ioase
connections
or.
other conditions
which
could
cause
a
heat
build-up-
in the
floor
pan
91-
could let
exhaust fumes into the vehicle. See
“Engine
Exhaust”
in the
Index.
Ra,diator- and
Heater
Hose
Inspection
Inspect the hoses and
have
them
replaced.
if
they
are
cracked, swollen
or
deteriorated. Inspect
all
pipes,
fittings
and
c1amp.s;
replace
as
needed.
Throttle:
Linkage.
Inspectton
Inspect the throlttle linkage for interference
or
binding,
and for dam-age or missjng parts. Replace-
parts
.as
needed. Replace, any cables that
lime
hgh effort
oti
excessive wear.
Do
not
lubricate accelerator
and.c;ruise-
control
cabl-es.
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