Ford Thunderbird 1958 User Manual

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GROUP
1-POWER
PLANT
roo/-T53l-300-A
ENGINE
DISASSEMBLY
AND
ASSEMBLY
(ENGINE
REMOVED FROM
CHASSIS)
ENGINE
DISASSEMBLY
INTAKE
MANIFOLD
1.
Disconnect
the
wires at
the
spark plugs
and
remove
the wires
from
the
ignition
harness brackets
on
the
valve
rocker
arm
covers.
Remove the
distributor
cap
assembly.
Disconnect
the
distributor vacuum
line
at the
distributor.
Remove
the
carburetor
fuel
inlet
line,
the
vacuum
pump
lines,
then
remove the fuel
pump
and discard
the
gasket.
Remove
the radiator
supply
tank.
Slide the
clamp
on
the
water
pump
bypass
hose
toward
the
water pump.
Remove
the
automatic
choke heat tube.
Remove
the
valve
rocker
arm
covers.
Standard
Eye-Bolt
Y\6-
1
8
THREAD
FIG.
17
Intake Manifold
Removal
or
Installation
2.
Crank
the engine
until the
No.
1
piston is
at T.D.C.
at the
end of the
compression stroke.
Rotate the
crank
shaft
damper
an
additional
45
(indi
cated
on the
damper
by
the
symbol
XX).
Starting
at
the
No. 4
cylinder,
loosen
the right valve
rocker arm
shaft support bolts
in
sequence,
two
turns at a
time.
After the
bolts are all
loosened,
remove the valve
rocker
arm
shaft
assembly
and the
oil baffle
plate.
Starting
at the
No. 5
cylinder,
follow
the same
procedure on the
left valve
rocker arm shaft
support
bolts. This procedure
must be
fol
lowed
to avoid
damage to the valve
mechanism. Remove the valve push
rods in
sequence.
3.
Remove
the
distributor hold
down
bolt
and
clamp
and
remove the
distributor.
Remove
the
10 intake
manifold
retaining
bolts. Install
standard eye
bolts
with
""i
e-
1 8
threads
in
the
left
front
and
right rear
rocker
arm
cover
screw holes and
attach the
engine
lifting
sling
(Fig. 17). Raise
the
manifold
and
carefully
remove
it
from the
engine. Remove the
intake
manifold
gaskets and
seals.
4.
Lift
the
hydraulic
valve
lifters
from
the
cylinder
block and
place
them
in
a
rack
so
that
they may
be
installed
in
their
original
bore. The
internal
parts of
each
hydraulic valve
lifter
assembly
are
matched
sets.
Do
not
intermix the
parts.
Keep
the
as
semblies
intact
until
they
are
to be
cleaned.
If the hydraulic lifters can not be
removed with the
fingers,
remove the
lock
ring
(Fig.
18),
and the
push
rod
cup
(Fig.
19),
and
remove the
lifter
and plunger
assembly
with
the
tool
shown
in
Fig. 20.
After
the
lifter is
removed,
keep
all
the
parts
together
so as not
to intermix the parts.
EXHAUST
MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST
GAS
CONTROL
VALVE
Remove the exhaust
manifold
lower
retaining
bolts
and tab washers
and
remove the exhaust manifolds.
Remove the
exhaust gas control
valve
from the
right exhaust mani
fold.
CYLINDER HEADS
Remove
the
cylinder head
bolts,
then
install
the cylinder head
holding
fixture
(Fig.
21).
Lift
the
cylinder
head
off
the
block. Do not
pry
be
tween
the head and the
block. Re
move and discard the
cylinder head
gasket.
OIL FILTER
AND ADAPTER
Unscrew
the oil filter from the
adapter. Remove the
oil
filter adapter
assembly
and
oil
pressure
sending
unit
as an
assembly.
Discard the
gasket.
OIL PAN
AND
OIL PUMP
1. Remove
the oil pan
retaining
screws and
remove the
oil
pan.
Dis
card the
gasket.
2.
Remove the
oil
pump
attaching
bolts and
remove the
oil
pump
and
inlet tube
as
an
assembly,
and
remove
the oil
pump
drive shaft.
Discard the
oil
pump
gasket.
CYLINDER
FRONT COVER
1. Remove the
fuel
pump
and
dis
card the
gasket. Disconnect
the
drive
belt
adjusting
arm at the
generator.
Remove
the generator support bolt
at the water
pump
and the bracket
bolt at
the
cylinder block. Remove
the
generator,
brackets,
and
drive
belts.
Remove
the water
pump,
pul
ley,
and fan
as
an assembly.
2. On cars
with power
steering,
remove the two
cap
screws and lock
washers
securing
the power
steering
pulley
to the
crankshaft
damper,
then
remove the pulley.
Remove
the large
cap
screw
and
washer
from the end
of
the
crank
shaft. Install the puller on the crank
shaft damper
(Fig.
22)
and remove
the
damper.
3.
If the
crankshaft
sleeve is not
stepped
down (the same
O.D.
on both
ends),
remove
it as
shown
in
Fig.
23.
If
the
crankshaft
sleeve is
stepped
down (different O.D. on
each
end),
remove
it with a
three-jawed
puller
(Tool
7675-N).
4. Remove the screws
fastening
the
cylinder front cover
to
the
block,
then remove
the cylinder
front
cover.
5. Discard the cylinder
front
cover
gasket.

Ford Thunderbird 1958 Specifications

General

Brand	Ford
Model	Thunderbird 1958
Category	Automobile
Language	English