Chevrolet 10 Series 1968, Service Manual

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SECTION 4
REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE
CONTENTS OF THIS SECTION
Page Page
R ear S u s p e n s io n ....................................................................4-1 R ear Axle ( E a t o n ) ............................................................. 4-43
Single A x l e .......................................................................... 4-1 Single Speed .......................................................................4-43
T a n d e m .................................................................................4-11 Two Speed.......................................................................... 4-47
D rive L i n e ............................................................................. 4-16 Tandem and Pow er D ivider (E a to n )................................ 4-53
R ear A xle (C h e v r o le t )....................................................... 4-16 P ro p e lle r Shafts, U niversal Joints and
Single Speed .................................................................... 4-16 B earing Support ................................................................ 4-58
Two Speed ....................................................................... 4-34
REAR SUSPENSION
(SINGLE AXLE)
INDEX
Page
Page
General D e s c r ip t io n .................................... .......................
4-1
Shackle R e p la c e m e n t................................
...................... 4-6
Series C-P10 and C 2 0 .............................
...................... 4-1
Series P20 and C-P30 ......................
...................... 4-6
Series G10 and G20.................................... ......................
4-2
Series K10 and K 2 0 .............................
...................... 4-6
Series K10, K -P20 and C-P30 .............
....................... 4-2
Series G10 and G 2 0 .............................
...................... 4
7
Series 40, 50 and 60 ................................
...................... 4-3 Bushing Replacement .............................
.......................
4-7
Component P arts Replacem ent................... ...................... 4-4
Series P20 and C - P 3 0 .......................... ......................
4-7
Shock Absorber Replacem ent................... ...................... 4-4
Series GK10 and 2 0 .............................
...................... 4 8
T ie Rod (Series C-P10 and C20)
. . . . .......................
4-4
Series 40, 50 and 6 0 .............................
.......................
4 8
Stabilizer Shaft (Series P 3 0 )................... ...................... 4-5
Spring Replacement ................................
...................... 4-9
Control A rm (Series C-P10 and C20)
.
...................... 4-5
Series P20 and C - P 3 0 .......................... ......................
4 9
C oil Spring and Au xiliary L ea f Spring
Series K10 and K 2 0 .............................
...................... 4 9
(Series C-P10 and C 2 0 ) ....................... .......................
4-6
Series G10 and G 2 0 .............................
....................... 4 10
L ea f Springs .............................................
...................... 4-6
Series 40, 50 and 60 .............................
...................... 4-10
Spring Leaf R eplacem en t.......................... ......................
4-10
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
SERIES C-P10 AND C20
A single bolt attaches each control arm to the axle
housing and a rubber bushing is used in connecting the
Series C-P10 (fig. 1) and C20 (fig. 2) trucks use a two- forward end of each arm to a bracket on the frame be-
link suspension with a control arm attached between each tween the side rails and the tunnel.
end of the axle housing and the central area of the frame. A two-stage, pigtailed coil spring is seated and clamped
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