Chevrolet Light - Table of Contents

OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Fo r 19 52
Chevrolet Light, Medium and
Heavy Duty Trucks
SECOND EDITION
INTRODUCTION
Thi s operator's and owner's
manua l has been prepared to fur-
nish information pertaining to the
driving, ca re and mainte n ance of
Chevro l et truck s as well as to pro-
vide te chni cal data th at may be of
value or interest to truck owners.
The subject index at the right
is a r eady r eference to the key
s ub jects and will assist in fi nd ing
any subject cover ed in the b oo klet.
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Mot ors Cor porati on
Detr o it 2, Michigan
SUBJ E CT INDEX
Driv e r' s Ope ra tine
Inform ation
Page
Bre a ki ng· in P eriad . ..... 3
Co n trols and Jnstrumen ls .. •. 4
Prestarling l nspection . 14
SlarlingllleEn'ine ...... .... 14
Gearshitting .... ... ... .... 15
Cold Wealller Operation ..... 17
tkllWeather Operation. 19
Tirelnflati on ........... . .. 19
Description, Ca re a nd
Maint enance
Pr evenliveMaintenance . 21
E ngi~e ...................... 22
Cooling System . 34
Cl u tch. . ......... ..... 40
T ransm is sion . 41
Rear Axle ..... .. .. . ..... 43
F rontAxle ... .. . .. 45
~~ ~ r ~ n~y~te:~ .............. ... : ~
SpringsandSh ackles . . ... .. 56
El ectrica l Syslem . 57
Tires . . . ..... ........ 63
Lubr ication
E ngine _ .... .... .. . .... ..... 70
R ea r Ax le and Tr ansmis si on .. 77
Universal J oint .. ......... __ 78
Fro nt Wh e el Bea ri ngs .. .. . . ~ 80
R ear W heel Bearings.. 81
C hassi s .. 81
Hints (or Loca tin,
Road Troubl es
~~~rse_ ............ :::::::::::: :: ~
Genera l .... . ... . ........ 95
G en er al Inf o rmation
Manufaclurer'sWarranly . . .. . 96
TireWarranty . ... ..... __ _ .. 97
Owner's Serv ic e P olicy ....... 104
Tec hnical Data
Un i tCapaci lyChart. ... _. __ .98
lamp Bulb Char t ..... .... . . 99
Sp ec ifi cations ............ ... 99
Adjustment Specifica t ion s tOO
loadCapacilyChart . .... 102·103