Chevrolet Superior K & V Series 1926 Repair Manual | PDF Download

This is the original Chevrolet factory repair manual for the 1926 Superior Series K and Series V, dated October 1926 and supplied as a 152-page PDF. It is a practical shop book, written for mechanics who needed to repair these cars with ordinary tools. It explains how the four-cylinder overhead valve engine works, how to diagnose faults, and how to carry out repairs and adjustments, with illustrations throughout. It suits owners and restorers of 1926 Chevrolets, home mechanics and professional technicians.

Series covered

• Chevrolet Superior Series K (1926)
• Chevrolet Superior Series V (1926)

A few sections also refer to the Series X 1 Ton Commercial.

What’s in the manual

Chapter I: Diagnosing faults
The manual starts with a fault-finding guide that links each symptom to its likely causes and points you to the repair page. It covers:

• Motor fails to start, stops suddenly, spits and backfires
• Misfiring at high speed only, low speed only, and at all speeds
• Motor lacks power and is sluggish: carbonized valves, worn or broken piston rings, late ignition
• Motor overheats and knocks
• Starting motor does not operate
• Lack of oil or water
• Clutch grabs, slips, or the pedal strikes the floor boards, plus worn plates and weak springs
• Transmission, rear axle and rear wheel faults, including rear axle noises
• Brakes: linings, car skids, brakes will not hold on a hill
• Car steers hard, front tires wear unevenly, and tire pressure

The cooling system section covers the cellular radiator and belt-driven centrifugal pump, water pump leaks and repacking, flushing and removing scale, anti-freeze mixtures and winter driving.

Chapter II: Practical methods for repair and maintenance
Engine

• Removing and installing the cylinder head
• Grinding valves, and finding leaks in the manifold
• Adjusting valves: clearance is about .008 in. on the intake and .010 in. on the exhaust, with noisy valve lifters covered
• Listening for motor knocks
• Motor bearings: tightening loose bearings, and scored or burned bearings
• Aligning and scraping crankshaft bearings, crankshaft end play, sprung crankshaft, and removing the crankshaft gear
• Fitting connecting rod bearings, installing connecting rods, and checking oil level and oil dips
• Pistons: fitting standard and oversize pistons, piston slap, skeleton pistons, fitting piston rings and piston pins
• Checking and reaming cylinders
• Fan belt, fan drive pulley, and fan belt adjustment for Series V and X
• Valve timing: timing gear marks, finding top dead center, and timing a new set of gears
• Oil pressure gauge, oil pump, and the oiling systems for Series K and for Series V and X

Clutch, transmission and flywheel

• Removing and replacing the transmission and the clutch, and removing and replacing the flywheel
• Clutch adjustment
• Disassembling the transmission and countershaft

Front end and steering

• Front wheel bearings: adjusting, packing and replacing
• Front wheel alignment: toe-in measuring and adjustment
• Straightening the front axle I-beam
• Installing steering knuckles, and steering knuckle bushings
• Steering gear adjustment, including end play in the pitman arm shaft

Propeller shaft, rear axle and brakes

• Universal joint: removing, disassembling and assembling
• Removing and replacing the rear wheel and rear axle shaft
• Removing the rear axle assembly, and rear spring suspension
• Disassembling the differential, installing a new ring gear, and removing and installing the pinion gears
• Propeller shaft assembly, spiral bevel pinion and thrust bearing adjustment
• Adjusting the ring gear and pinion (backlash about .006 in.)
• Adjusting the service brake (band clearance about 1/32 in.), replacing brake band linings, and the emergency brake

Chapter III: Carburetion and electrical system
Carburetion and fuel

• Carburetion faults: hard starting, slow warm-up, poor acceleration, poor idling, lack of power, low mileage, leaks, and water in the gasoline system
• Carter Model RXO carburetor: idling adjustment, strainer, float level, leaking float, cleaning and flooding
• Zenith carburetor: idling adjustment and care
• Throttle adjusting screw
• Stewart vacuum tank: vent tube overflow, failure to feed gasoline, removing the top and repairing the float, and connections and tubing

Electrical

• Generator, ignition set, and care of the generator
• Starting motor
• Battery: construction, proper care, and taking a battery reading
• Circuit breaker (relay), and ammeter hook-up
• Lighting and ignition switch, including the 15 ampere fuse
• Distributor: removing, retiming, and checking contact points
• Detecting ignition trouble: misfiring and spark plug gaps
• Ignition coil and primary circuit testing
• Wiring diagram

Chapter IV: General lubrication

• The constant level splash oiling system and gear pump
• Lubrication of the clutch, transmission, rear axle, wheel bearings and chassis parts
• Oil specifications and lists of recommended summer and winter oils by refiner
• Cup grease
• Changing oil in the crankcase
• Crankcase dilution: causes, precautions, and the effect of choke use and mechanical faults
• Water in the crankcase
• Benzol and alcohol mixtures
• A chassis lubrication chart showing the mileage interval for each point

Chapter V: Miscellaneous

• Winter storage of cars
• Care of tops and cloth upholstery
• Installing bumpers on Series K cars
• Disc wheels
• Headlight adjustment, including making a wall chart and correcting a wrong adjustment

The PDF also includes an index, and the manual’s own page references so you can follow the cross-references in the text.

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