1953 BUICK STEERING RATIOS 1953 Buick Steering Gear Ratios LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SHAFT ASSEMBLIES A change is being made by the Parts Department in the method of servicing the Lower Control Arm and Shaft Assemblies ("A" Frames) Group 6.168. At the present time, these parts are serviced completely assembled as the right [...]
CHASSIS SPRING APPLICATIONS 1953 Buick Chassis Spring Applications 1953 Buick Chassis Trim Dimensions
REAR AXLE FILLER PLUG BREAKAGE ALL SERIES 1953 Buick Rear Axle Filler Plug Fig. 59 illustrates the first and after production rear axle filler plug. (Rear axle filler plug and gasket kit, Gr. 5.400 No. 1390882). Due to occasional breakage of the plug head from the threaded shank, it is felt that this [...]
DYNAFLOW CAMPAIGN On Flint built Dynaflow cars with approximate starting serial no. 16833391 and ending with serial no. 16838670, there is the possibility that a pressure regulator valve was installed in the Dynaflow which did not have a bleed hole through the narrow end land. This can, in the case of cold oil, cause rather [...]
CARBURETOR SPECIFICATIONS SERIES 40 SPECIFICATIONS See Paragraph 3-1 in the 1952 Buick Shop Manual for Series 40 specifications. SERIES 50-70 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 1953 Buick Fuel and Exhaust System Specifications CARTER CARBURETOR AND CHOKE CALIBRATIONS IMPORTANT: Calibrations are governed by the CODE number on the attached code tag. 1953 Buick Carter Carburetor [...]
1953 Buick Battery Shield BATTERY SHIELD & HOSE CLIP CAMPAIGN SERIES 50-70 The following is a copy of "Special Service Letter - Dealer No. 123". In order to eliminate the possibility of the Dynaflow transmission cooler hose and car heater hose from coming in contact with the left exhaust manifold of the 1953 [...]
BATTERY WARRANTY ALL SERIES This is to advise you that Delco has recently revised the Buick Owners' Delco Battery Warranty and Adjustment Policy and, for certain types of services, increased the users' adjustment period. Heretofore the adjustment policy on batteries used in commercial car service, such as salesmen's cars, taxicabs, airport limousines, station wagons, etc., [...]
TORQUE CONVERTER COVER REMOVER ALL SERIES There have been requests from the field for a tool to simplify the removal of torque converter covers. Difficulty in removal has been experienced due to baked on seals, tight fitting covers and frozen torque converter cover bearings. Fig. 131 illustrates a tool that will aid in the removal [...]
SERIES 70 All 1952 Series 70 models make use of advanced insulating methods designed to reduce engine and road noise and contribute greater to passenger comfort (illustrated in Figure 48). 1952 Buick Body Insulation Under hood insulation has been quadrupled so that nearly 100% of the hood surface is covered, and the thickness [...]
WHEEL COVER "CREEP" 1952 ALL SERIES We have received a number of complaints to the effect that wheel covers on 1952 models creep on the wheels, causing the tire valve stem to be completely covered. In some cases, valve stem tension forces the cover off the wheel while the car is in motion. If a [...]