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FORD
SERVICE
,
SPECIFICATIO S
1952
Passenger Cars
F Series Trucks
Copyrigbt
1952
FORD
MOTOR COMPANY
DEARnon~
.
MI
CUlCAN
All rights reserved
•
D
DIYISIO
FORD
MOTOR
COMPANY
S E RV I
CE
DEPARTMEN
T
,
•
FOREWORD
This booklet presents in conven-
ient form
the
specifications
that
you
will need in your daily work on Ford
Cars and
Trucks-keep
it
handy
in
your pocket or tool box.
The
information
contained
here
agrees exactly with
the
specifications
for
1952
Ford
Ca
rs
and
F
series
Trucks,
that
appea
r in
the
Shop
Manuals.
This is another link between
we
who build
Ford
products
and
you who
service them.
Let's
keep
Ford
Service
the
best
service in
the
world.
Carl T.
Doman
Manager Serv i
ce
Dept
.
Sales-
Ford
Division
3
TffiES
Tire Specifications
Tire
R
im
Tire
Pressure
Model
Size
Type
Front
Rear
Mainline
................
*6.00 x 16·4
D
.C.
28
25
Customline
and
Sedan
DeLt6.70 x 15·4
D.C.
26
23
Convertible
and
Hardtop
with
Fordoma
tie
.......
*7.10 x 15·4
D.C.
24
21
Sta.
Wagons
............
'7.10 x
15·6
D.C.
25
30
F·l.
...................
*6.00 x 16
·4
D.C.
28
28
6.00 x 16·6
D
.C.
36 36
6.50 x 16
·6
D.C.
36
36
F-Z .........
.......
....
*6.50 x 16·6
D.C.
36 36
7.00xI6-6
D
.C.
36
36
7.00
xl6·6
S.D.C.
45
45
7.50 x 16
·6
D.C.
36
36
7.50xI6·6
S.D.C.
45 45
7.50 x 16·8
S.D.C.
55
55
F-3
....
...
.....
........
·7.00x
17·6
Z·Pe
45 45
7.00 x 17·8
2-Pe
55
55
7.50 x 17
-8
2·Pe
60
60
F-3
Parcel
Del.
..........
*7.00 x 16-6
S.D.C.
45
45
7.50 x 16-6
S.D.C.
45
45
7.50x
16-8
S.D
.C.
55
55
7
.00 x 17
-6
2-Pe
45
45
7.
50 x 17-8
2-Pe
60
60
F-4
....................
'7.00 x
20-8
2·Pe
55 55
6
.50 x 20·6
2-Pe
50
50
7.00 x 18-8
2·Pe
55
55
F·5
and
F-5
C.O.E
•..
...
..
*6.50 x 20-6
2·Pe
50
50
6.50 x 20-8
2-Pe
t
65
7.00 x 20-8
2-Pe
55
55
7.00 x 20·10
Z·Pe
6~
70
7.50 x 20·8
2·
Pe
60
7.50x20-10
2·Pe
t
75
8.25 x 20-10
Z-Pe
65 65
F·5
School
Bus
*6.50 x 20·6
2·Pe
50
50
158'
W.B
..............
7.00x20·8
2-Pe
55
55
7.50 x 20-10
2·Pe
t
75
F-6
School
Bus
'7
.50 x 20-8
2-Pe
60
60
194'
W.B
.......
.....
..
7.50 x 20-10
2
·Pe
t
75
8.25 x 20·10
2·Pe
65
65
F-6
and
F-6
C.O.E ........
*7.50 x 20·8
2·Pe
60
60
7
.50
x20-10
2-Pe
t
75
8.25 x 20·10
2·Pe
65 65
8.25 x 20-12
2·Pe
75 75
(eon
t.)
4
TffiES (Cont.)
Tire Specifications
Tire
Size
Rim
Tire
Pressure
Type
Front
Rear
F-7
....................
·S.25, 20-
10
S.25,20-
12
9.00,20-
to
9.00,20-
10
9.00,20-12
2-Pe
65 65
2-Pe
75
75
2-Pe
65
65
3-Pe
65
65
2-Pe
t
SO
F-S
•...•.•.............
'9.00, 20-
10
9.00,20-12
10.00 x 20·12
3-Pe
65
65
3-Pe
t
SO
3-Pe
70 70
Trucks
Equipped
With
(Cast
Wheels
)
F-7
...................
. *8.25,
20-10
3-Pe
'
8.25,20-12
3-Pe
9.00,20-
10
3-Pe
9.00,20-
12
3-Pe
F-S
...............
.....
'9.00, 20·
to
3-Pe
9.00,20-
12
3-Pe
10.00,20-12
3-
Pc
65
t
65
t
65
7b
65
75
65
80
65
SO
70
t=High
pressure
tires
not
recommended
on
front
wheels.
t =
Std_
Equip.
on
Customline
and
Sedan
Del..
optional
on
Mainline
.
• -
Standard
Equipmenl
D.C
. -
Drop
Center.
S.D.C. -Semi-Drop
Center.
2-
Pe
....
2-Pieee
Advance
Wide
Base
Rim.
3-Pe -3-Pieee
Advance
Wide
Base
Rim.
BRAKES
Brake
Pedal
Free
Travel-X
to
~
in.
Truck. X to
%6
Pass.
Car
Lining
Wear
Limit-Y.., in.
from
lining
surface
to
rivet
or
bolt
Service Brake
Size-Inches
Front
Rear
Pa
ss.
Car
...
.. ..
_....
........
.. .. ..
10,2\4
10,
1 %
Sta.
Wagons
and
Sedan
Del..
.........
11,2
11
,
1%
F-l
..................
..
........
..
..
11,2
11,1%
F -2..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..
..
.. ..
.. ..
12,
2
12
, 2
F
·3.,.....
..
..
....
.. ..
..
.....
......
12,
2
12
, 2
F-3
Par.
Del
........
_....
....
. ..
....
13~,
2
12
, 2
F·
4. F-5, F-6.
and
F-5,
F-6 C.O.E.
. . . ..
14,
2
15
,
3~
F·7
........... _ .. _ .................
16,2\4
15,5
F-8
..
.............................
16,2\4
16,
5
F-8 (Air
Brakes
)............
........
16,2\4
16¥.,
,5¥.,
NOTE: Fir
st
figure
in
service
brake
sizes
listed
above
denotes
brake
drum
inner
diameter; last
figure
denotes
lining
width
.
(Cont.)
Front Service Brake Lining
)as-s.
Car
....
.........
.... .
ita. Wagons
and
Sedan
Del.
..
• 1
' .
...............
....... .
,
-2
and
F-3..
............
. .
F-3
Par.
Del.
....
, ,
........
.
F-4 F-S F-6
and
F-S
F-6
I
r,
,
C.
O.E
................
, .. .
F-7.F
-8
.............
.
....
.
Length-Inches
Thickness
Primary
Secondary
Inches
10.85
10.85
M.
9.28
11.93
~.
11.91 11.91
~.
11.50
12.97
~.
14.56
12.27
~
IS.52
16.40
10.75
12.20
Rear Service Brake .Lining
Pas
s.
Car
..............
...
.
Sta. Wagons and
Sedan Del..
.
F-l
...... , ....
, ,
.......
.. .
F-2,F·3
...............
.
..
.
F
-3
Par
. De
l.
.............
"
F-4, F-
5, F-6,
and
F-S,
F-6
C.O.E
...................
.
F -7 . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . .•••
F -8. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .
....
Length-Inches
Thickne
ss
Primary
Secondary
Inches
10.85
10.
85 'A.
9.28
11.9
3
~.
11.91
11.91
~
.
11.50 12.97
~.
11.56
12.97
0/1,
16.63
15.58
17.00
11.52
15.58
17.00
Lining to Drum
Clearance-Inches
5
Pass.
Car,
Sta. Wagon
s,
Sedan
Del.,
F-I .. .......
......
...
0.010
Brake Drum Max. Boring Limit
nia.-Inches
Front
Rear
Pa
ss.
Car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.060
10.06
0
S
ta
. Wagons
and Sedan
Del
.... ...
.......
11.060
11.0
60
F-t .......................
..
...••...
. .
11.060
11
,060
F-2, F-3. . . ..
...
. . . . . .
....
. . .
..
...
. ..
.. 12.02
0 12.060
F
-3
Par.
Del.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .
..
.. . ..
..
. 13
.195
12
.06
0
F-
4, F-5, F·6, C.O.E..
. . . . . .
.........
...
.
14
.02
0
15.060
F-
7.
. . .
.....
... . .....
..
...
. ... .... .... 16.0
63
15
.090
F-B
....... , ... , .........•
_ ..••.....
... 16.063
16.090
F-8 (
Air
Brake
s)..............
..
........
16
.06
2 16.590
BRAI<:ES
(Cont.)
Wheel Cylinder
Dia.-IncItes
Front
Rear
Pass.
Car
...............
.........
IVa
Ya
Sta.
Wag
ons
and
Sedan
Del.
. . .
......
..
.• I
Va
't\6
r·1 .
.....
....
........
..
1\'\6
I
F·2
, F
·3
...
................
..
IVa
I
V,
F·3
Par. Del.
..
. . ........
......
.....
w.
m
F·
4,
F·5,
F·G,
C.O.E.
....
...
......
..
......
I~
l~
F·7
...
....
...............
........
...
I~
lYo
F·g
..........
......
..
.................
I~
lY.
Brake
Master
Cylinder
Model
Piston
Dia.-Inches
Pass. Car, Sta.
Wagons
and
Sedan
Del.
. . .
...
I
F·I
.
.. . ..............••.
.•..
11'1<
F·2,
F·3,
F·4,
F·5,
F·G,
C.O.E
...
, . ..
....
,...
I~
F·7,
F·g.
..........................
......
I~
Parking Brake
Lining-Inches
Thick.
Dia.
Width
F·2,
F·3
....
...
..
.
*'
g
2
F·3,
Par.
Del.
......
Yo
7'loI.
2~
F·4
, F·
5,
F·G,
and
F·5,
F·G
C.O.E
.....
~
7'loI.
2~
F·7,
F·8..
......
....
t\6
9~
3
"3
piece
lining.
Brake Booster
Type
F·G,
F·6
C.O.E.
....... ,...
......
.
Diaphragm
(Special
Equipment
F·4, F·5,
F·5
C.O.E.)
F·7,
F·g
..
..
.............
....
Piston
Slave
Cylinder
Diameter
Stroke
F·G,
F·G
C.O.E.
..
......
...
1.0
in.
2lo1.
in.
F·7,
F·g, ................
'loI.
in.
4lo1.
in.
length
24%
*23lO.
24
Yo
'29'\,\,
Effective
Dia.
7~
in,
9~
in.
Displacement
1.815
cu.
in.
2.36
cu. in.
Am
BRAJ<:ES
(OPTIO AL
O~
F-8
TRUCKS)
Brake
Size-Inches
Front
Rear
........................................
.
..
. ............................. .
IG
x
2~
IG
~ x 5~
7
Am
BRAKES (Cont.)
Brake Drum
Front
Diameter. . ..
.. . ......
.......
..
16
in.
Out-of-round
(Max.).............
0.010
in.
Brake Lining
Front
length
per
Shoe.
. . . . . . • . . .
••
. . .
16~
in.
Width-Inches..................
2~
Thickness-Inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
~
Brake Shoe Return
Spring-Inches
Front
Free
length
...... . .....
. .
......
6.0
len
gth
at
75
Ibs.
load.. . . .
..
. .
..
6.88
Brake Shoe Cams
haft-Inches
Front
~iameter
at Bushing. . . . . . .
..
1.493-1.4
95
Bushing
I.
O. .. . . . . . . . . . . .
..
1.499-1.501
Anchor Pins and
Bushings-Inches
Pin
length
..............
..
Pin
~iameter.
.........
...
.
Bushing
1.0.
(Ream)
......
..
Bushing
0.0 .
..........
..
.
Bushing
length
...........
.
Oia.
of
Hole
in
Shoe (Ream
).
Brake Chamber
Type
. . . .
............
....
.
Overali
Oia.-(in.)
.......
. .
Effective
Area (sq. in.)
.....
.
Max.
Stroke
Available
(in.)
..
Adjust
When Stro
ke
Is
(in.).
Adjust
Stroke
to (
in.) ......
.
Spring
Tension
at 0 Stroke
..
Incr
ease
per
Inch
of
Stroke.
Max.
System
Pressure (P.S.I.
)
Front
1.03
0.992-0.990
0.
998-0.999
-
0.970-0.990
1.061-1.063
Front
E
6
9
1~
l¥.
%
13.5
Ibs.
4
Ibs.
95
Rear
16~
In.
0
.010
in.
Rear
8.7
in.
(Per Block)
5~
~
Roar
10.62
11.50
Rear
1.493-1.495
1.499
-
1.501
Rear
2.
975-2.980
1.2475
·1.249
5
1.254
-1.256
1.501·1.504
1.12
1.497-1.499
Rear
B
9116
24
2Y.
I
~
~
36
Ibs.
II
Ibs.
95
Am
BRAKES (Cont.)
Slack Adjusters
Front
Type
........
.......
.......
Rod
and
Lever
Length
of
Arm..
.....
..
..
..
. 5
in.
Brake
Pedal
Rear
360° Rotating
Worm
and
Gear
6
in.
Total
Travel.
.....
..................
..
...... 4.5
in. (Approx.)
.
Stop
Height.
....
.............
...
Set
to
Just
Allow Rese
rvoir
Pressure
at
Chambers
Rod
Length
........
..
....
................
.......
...
.... 6 in.
Brake Control Valve
Control
Range
......
............................
0·75 (P.S.!.)
Plunger
Travel.
...............................
0.557 ·0.599
in.
Max.
Application
Force .....................
.
140
Ibs.
at
Pedal
Air
Reservoir Safety Valve
Relea
se
Pressure
...............
.
.......
...
........
150
P.S.!.
Stop Light Switch
Op
erating
Pressure
..................................
5
P.S.!.
Air
Compressor
Type
....................................
2-cyl.
Water
Cooled
Bore
and
Stroke-Inches
...........................
2\10
x
I~
Capacity
........................
...
7%
cu.
It.
at
1250
R.P.M.
Oil
Capacity
.",
'"
. , .
............................
1
pint
Oil
Type
...............................
.
Same
Oil
as
Engine
Air
Compressor Unloader Valves
Clearance
. . . . . . . . .
..
. . . . .
.. . ................
0.010
-0.015
in.
Valve
Spring
Free
Height.
......
...
.....
......
........
Il(,
in.
Spring
HeIght
at
S.4-6.6Ibs
............................
%
in.
Lev
er
Spring
Free
Height.
............................
2)1,
in.
Lever
Spring
Height
at
7.7
·8.7
Ibs ....
...................
%
in.
Air Compressor Governor
Cut-out
Pressure
.......................
...
...
100-105 P.S.
!.
Cut-in
Pressure
....
....
...............
...
.......
80-85
P.S.!.
Pressure
Range
......................
..
.........
15-25
P.S.!.
WHEEL
ALIGNMENT
-:STEERING
Caster-Degrees
(*)
Passenger
Car
......................
.
Station
Wagons,
Sedan
Del
.........
'"
F·l,2,3
........
.
..................
.
(F·2, F-3
without
caster
wedge
.......
.
F·4,
F-5,
F-6
and
F-5,
F-6
C.D.E
......
..
Other F Series
Trucks,
Parcel
Del.
and
Sch.
Bus
.....................
. ,
..
.
(0)
Max.
variation
between
wheels
y,o
(.)
_~
0
Preferred
Camber-Degrees
(t)
Pass. Car,
Sta.
Wagons
and
Sedan
Del
..
(Preferred
Adjustment
..............
.
Trucks All
Models.
.•
..
..........
.
..
(t)
Max.
variation
between
wheels
~
0
King Pill
Incliuation-Degrees
Min.
-1
-1%t
2Y,
-y,
1
1
Min.
a
~
~
Max.
y,
-~
4Y,
117)
3Y,
3
Max.
I
m
I
9
Passenger
Car
and
Station
Wagon
.....•...•..
.
........
5~
""y,
F·4, F-S,
F-6
and
F-S, F-6
C.O.E
..... " .....
...
........
8~
=~
All
Other F Series
Trucks,
Par.
Del.
and
Sch. Bus
....
..... 8""\1\
Front Wheel
Toe-In-Inches
Min.
Max.
Pass.
Cars,
Sta.
Wagon
and
Sedan
Del..
All F Series
Trucks,
Par.
Del.
and
Sch.
Bus
..........
.............
.. .
Spiudle Bolt and Bushing
o
Bushing
1.0. (Inches)
Pass.
Cars
.......
.....•...
..
...
F-I,
F·2,
F-3..
................
.
F-3
Par.
Del.
................
..
.
F-4, F·5,
F-6;
F-5
C.O.E.,
F-6
C.O.E
...... .
...
, .
....
......
.. .
F
~7,F-8
. .
........ , ... , .......
.
0.8135
0.81325
0.938
1.131
1.236
Bolt
0.
0. (Inches
)
0.8115
0.812
0.936
1.128
1.234
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