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Got a maybe dumb question:
Having rebuilt my master cylinder i am now ready to put it back in the car. My clutch linkage (pedal to throwout rod) looks like a piece of "dog chain" it has 4 links, center two and ends match each other. Is this standard? or a common fix for whatever was there originally? i am asuming it works ok, i am just suprised at its design. I am sure lots of you know what i am talking about.anybody know what is supposed to be there?
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Yes that is whats supposed to be there my 37 has the same low tech chain.
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That is what is in the parts book, do you need the part number?
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Thanks men, guess i have the right part. it just looked to simple! no part number needed. maybe i need a parts book. it might help with in a lot of situations where one cannot picture what is going on. have to look into that.
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spttvb, I bought an old 1929 - 1954 parts catalog on eBay for $9.99 that came from a dealership, it had been in some kind of a fire the lower outside corner had an 1/8 of an inch burned off, but none of the pages were missing and I consider it the best eBay buy I have ever made.
I have considered buying one of those "everything that was published" on CD for my other cars for around $45 but would like to know if this is a good idea?
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A couple of parts books are invaluable when restoring or repairing our old Chevys. One within a year or so of after the model year. The other up to 10 years later. The first one will tell what parts (numbers) were used originally. It also will have more illustrations that match the parts you might be looking to id. The other when used with no. 1 will allow you to understand what other years that used the same or replacement parts. Sorta like making your own interchange. There are originals and reprints available.
If you want to be the most accurate then it takes many more parts manuals. I have managed to assemble a reasonably complete collection of parts books from the mid-teens to the seventies. I use them nearly every day. Have many original extras if someone needs one. Most are advertised in the Dec issue of the G&D.
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