1970 Chevrolet Heavy Duty Truck Shop Manual, Series 70–90
- Year
- 1970
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Vehicle
- Heavy Duty Trucks, Trucks
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- Series 70, 80, 90
- Publication
- ST-135-70
- Pages
- 841
The 1970 Chevrolet Heavy Duty Truck Shop Manual covers on-vehicle maintenance, adjustments, light repair and unit replacement for Chevrolet Series 70, 80 and 90 heavy-duty trucks, in conventional, steel tilt and aluminum tilt cab models with V6 gasoline engines, Detroit Diesel 6V-53 and 71 Series engines and Cummins diesels. Model data tables at the front list engines, clutches, axles and transmissions by truck series. Sections follow GM's numbering from lubrication to radiator and surge tank, each with its own specifications at the end, and a summary of special tools follows Section 13. Overhaul of major components is left to the 1969 Chevrolet Heavy Duty Truck Shop Manual.
Section 0 · Pages 8–31 (24 pages)
Lubrication
Lubrication data for Series 70–90 trucks: engine oil and viscosities for gasoline and diesel engines, checking levels and draining and filling, gear oil for Fuller and Spicer transmissions, oil-lubricated wheel bearings, multi-purpose and high-temperature greases, chassis and universal joint lubrication, lubrication charts by model with the meaning of lubricant symbols, and transmission and rear axle capacities.
What this section covers
- Engine oil and viscosities
- Gear oil for Fuller and Spicer transmissions
- Wheel bearing lubrication
- Chassis and universal joint lubrication
- Lubrication charts and lubricant symbols
- Transmission and rear axle capacities





