Ford Thunderbird 1957 Shop Manual

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INDEX

ENGINES

PART

AND

IGNITION,

COOLING

CLUTCH,

AND

CHASSIS

AND

STEERING

BRAKES

REAR

FRAMES

SYSTEMS

TRANSMISSION,

SUSPENSION

FUEL,

AXLE

AND

FORD

Copyright

MOTOR

DEARBORN.

All

rights

1956

COMPANY

MICHIGAN

reserved

GENERATING

STARTING

LIGHTS,

AND

BODY

AND

ACCESSORIES

MAINTENANCE

REPAIR

DOORS,

FRONT

INTERIOR

AND

BODY

WINDOWS

INSTALLATION

SYSTEMS

INSTRUMENTS,

DECK

SHEET

TRIM,

AND

LID,

METAL

SEATS,

AND

FORM

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FORD

with

FORD

Ford

MOTOR

Company's

Motor

DIVISION

COMPANY

Permission

DRAWINGS

MAINTENANCE

LUBRICATION

AND

SEPTEMBER

1956

FOREWORD

This

proper

The

reference

The

page.

lists

on

each

chapter

indicates

The

were

Ford

continue

without

manual

A

the

in

Division

manual

servicing

at

manual

title

chapters

left-hand

and

the

descriptions

effect

models

notice

all

should

page

the

section

of

times.

is

and

heading

at

of

and

has

1957

is

or

the

Ford

at

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be

divided

also

the

even-numbered

covered.

and

time

any

without

prepared

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kept

into

included

sections

on

specifications

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Motor

time,

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where

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at

contained

each

right-hand

book

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or

incurring

and

it

parts

was

change

to

the

page

obligation.

provide

the

will

1957

be

readily

as

designated

beginning

in

the

indicates

or

contained

approved

reserves

specifications

information

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each

of

part.

the

odd-numbered

in

for

the

for

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available

on

the

part

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this

printing.

right

name

heading

manual

or

of

to

design,

the

for

title

that

the

page

The

dis

SERVICE

FORD

FORD

DIVISION

MOTOR

DEPARTMENT

COMPANY

1957

SHOP

FORD

MANUAL

CAR

PARTI

ENGINES

Chapter

Section

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

1

General

Tune-up

Manifolds

Valve

Rocker

Cylinder

Valve

Timing

Bearings

Crankshaft

Flywheel

Connecting

Pistons,

Cylinder

Oil

Exhaust
Engine

Adjustment

Arm

Mechanism

Pan

GENERAL

Engine

and

Assembly,

Heads

Chain,

and

Rods

Pins,

and

System

and

Block

Oil

Dimensions,

Specifications

Trouble

Exhaust

and

Main

and

Rings

Pump

ENGINE

Push

Camshaft

Bearings

Bearings

and

SERVICE

Shooting

Gas

Rods,

Clearance

Control

and

and

and

Page

1-4

1-8

1-10

1-11

1-14

1-18

1-19

1-23

1-23

1-25

1-27

1-29

1-30

1-30

i

Chapter

Chapter

Section

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

2

Description

Engine

Engine

Manifolds

Valve

Cylinder
Crankshaft

Supports

Cover,

Sprockets

Bearings,

Flywheel,

Bearings

Connecting

Pins,

Oil

Pan,

Exhaust

General

3

6-CYUNDER

Removal

and

Head

Damper,

and

Crankshaft

and

Timing

and

Crankshaft,

Rods

and

Rings

Oil

Filter,

System

Specifications

8-CYLINDER

and

Exhaust

and

Tappets

and

ENGINE

Installation

Valves

Cylinder

Chain,

Bearings,

and

ENGINES

Gas

Oil

Oil

Control

Seal

Camshaft,

and

Pistons,

Pump

Front

Main

1-35

1-38

1-40

1-41

1

-43

1-45

1-46

1-48

1-51

1-53

1-55

1-56

Section

1

.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

1

1

.

12.

Description

Engine

Engine

Manifolds

Valve

Cylinder

Removal

Supports

Crankshaft

Cover,

Sprockets

Bearings,

Flywheel,

Bearings

Connecting

Pins,

Oil
Exhaust
General

and

Pan,

and

Exhaust

Heads

and

Damper,

and

Crankshaft

and

Timing

and

Crankshaft,

Rods

Rings

Oil

Filter,

System

Specifications

and

Valves

Tappets

and

and

Installation

Gas

Cylinder

Oil

Chain,

and

Bearings,

Oil

Control

Front

Seal

Camshaft,

Main

Pistons,

Pump

1-58

1-61

1-64

1-66

1-67

1-70

1-72

1-75

1-77

1-79

1-81

1-83