Section 6-A · Pages 223–230 (8 pages)
Chassis Suspension Specifications, Description and Service Recommendations
From the 1951 Buick Shop Manual
Opens Group 6 with chassis suspension specifications and describes the coil-spring front suspension with lower control arms and shock absorber upper arms, eccentric upper pivot pins for caster and camber, rear coil springs with transverse radius rod, Delco front and rear shock absorbers, wheels and tires, and service recommendations.
Read this section free, starting at page 223What this section covers
- Suspension specifications
- Front wheel suspension
- Rear wheel suspension
- Chassis springs
- Shock absorbers
- Wheels and tires
- Year
- 1951
- Make
- Buick
- Vehicle
- Passenger Cars
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- Series 40, 50 and 70; 263 and 320.2 cu. in. valve-in-head eights; Synchromesh and Dynaflow
- Pages
- 476
What’s inside
Shop manual
- 1-ALubricare Instructionspp. 1–8
- 1-BBearing Service (Ball and Roller)pp. 9–12
- 2-AEngine Specificationspp. 13–19
- 2-BEngine Descriptionpp. 20–27
- 2-CEngine Tune Up and Trouble Diagnosispp. 28–32
- 2-DCylinder Head and Valve Mechanism Servicepp. 33–40
- 2-EReplacement of Crankshaft and Connecting Rod Bearings, Pistons and Ringspp. 41–49
- 2-FCooling and Oiling Systems Servicepp. 50–55
- 2-GService on Engine Mountings, Flywheel and Housingpp. 56–62
- 3-AFuel and Exhaust Systems Specifications and Descriptionpp. 63–67
- 3-BFuel System Trouble Diagnosispp. 68–71
- 3-CAdjustments and Replacements (Except Pump and Carburetor)pp. 72–78
- 3-DFuel and Vacuum Pumppp. 79–86
- 3-ECarter Carburetor and Climatic Controlpp. 87–99
- 3-FStromberg Carburetor and Automatic Chokepp. 100–112
- 4-AClutchpp. 113–120
- 4-BSynchromesh Transmission and Universal Jointpp. 121–137
- 4-CDynaflow Specifications, Description and Operationpp. 138–160
- 4-DDynaflow Trouble Diagnosis and Adjustments on Carpp. 161–169
- 4-EDynaflow Transmission Removal and Installation, Disassembly and Assemblypp. 170–198
- 5-ARear Axle Specifications and Descriptionpp. 199–202
- 5-BTrouble Diagnosis: Rear Axlepp. 203–206
- 5-CRear Axle Removal and Disassembly Procedurespp. 207–222
- 6-AChassis Suspension Specifications, Description and Service Recommendationspp. 223–230
- 6-BTrouble Diagnosis: Chassis Suspensionpp. 231–236
- 6-CRepair Operations: Chassis Suspensionpp. 237–245
- 6-DWheel Balance and Alignmentpp. 246–252
- 7Steering Gear and Tie Rodspp. 253–262
- 8-ABrake Specifications, Description, Operation and Service Recommendationspp. 263–268
- 8-BBrake Trouble DiagnosisHow to road test brakes, external conditions such as tire pressure that affect brake performance, and a table of brake trouble indications with corrections.pp. 269–271
- 8-CBrake Service and Adjustment Procedurespp. 272–277
- 8-DBrake Replacement and Repair Procedurespp. 278–282
- 9Framepp. 283–286
- 10-AElectrical Specificationspp. 287–290
- 10-BElectrical Trouble Diagnosispp. 291–296
- 10-CBattery and Cablespp. 297–305
- 10-DGenerating Systempp. 306–321
- 10-ECranking (Starter) Systempp. 322–338
- 10-FIgnition Systempp. 339–354
- 10-GLighting Systempp. 355–361
- 10-HSignal Systemspp. 362–374
- 10-JWiring Circuit Diagramspp. 375–386
- 11-AAccessories Other Than Radiopp. 387–392
- 11-BRadiopp. 393–412
- 12Sheet Metalpp. 413–420
- 13-AIntroduction, Care of Body, Compounds, Body Mountingspp. 421–426
- 13-BDoors and Compartment Lidspp. 427–435
- 13-CWindshield Wipers, Glass and Ventilators (Closed Bodies)pp. 436–449
- 13-DInterior Trim and Seatspp. 450–455
- 13-EConvertible Coupe Bodiespp. 456–460
- 13-FHydro-Lectric Power Systempp. 461–470
Index
- 14IndexAlphabetical index of subjects with group page numbers (for example 4-26 for Dynaflow specifications), covering every group in the manual from Lubricare to Body.pp. 471–476







