1917 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY
The information, advice and instruction contained in this book are published
because the user of a motor car needs them. But if the user fails to
heed the advice given, the loss is not wholly his but partly ours as well.
The Cadillac car in the hands of an operator who will give it the reasonable
consideration to which it is entitled, and which every car requires, will
run as smoothly and as quietly as is possible for any motor car to run. No
car will give more satisfaction nor will any car stand more abuse. But no
car can be expected to stancf continual abuse without resenting it sooner or
later.
We want Cadillac cars to render unfailing service and satisfaction. They
are built for that purpose but the user must do his part after the car comes
into his possession. We furnish a car that is capable of rendering the best of
service and we furnish the instructions which will guide the user toward obtaining
that service. But if lie persists in ignoring these instructions and in
substituting his own ideas there is no one but himself upon whom he can
rightfully place the responsibility for any difficulties which may result.
There is a wealth of information, advice and instruction contained in this
book. There is much that the owner may never have to use, but it is here to
be used in the event that it is needed. There is other information which a
user cannot get along without, no matter how much he may think he knows,
nor how much previous automobile experience he may have had.
READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING PORTIONS
OF THIS BOOK
Driving and Caring for a Motor Car
To Place Engine and Car in Running Condition 14
Starting and Operating
Care of Finish 25
To Fold Top i 27
To Raise Top 27
Side Curtains 29
To Prepare Car for Winter Storage 29
Lubrication 34
Personal Danger in Running Engine in Closed Garage 49
Adding Water (To Storage Battery) 71
Air Compressor for Tires 82
Tires 96
To Remove and Replace Rim with Tire . 93
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I—OPERATION AND GENERAL CARE... 11-32
PART II—LUBRICATION 33-46
PART III—ADJUSTMENTS 47-100
Acid in storage battery, to replace 71
Adjustments—
Alignment of front wheels 92
Bearings, main and connecting rod 51
Bearings, front wheel • 91
Bearings, rear wheel 84
Bearings, spindle
90
Bearings, caution in adjusting Timken 84
Brakes, external 85
Brakes, internal 86
Carburetor 48
Clutch pedal stop pin 79
Contact points, timer 67
Headlamps, to focus 65
Ignition, to time 67
Pedal, clutch 79
Rear axle pinion and driving gear , 89
Spark plug points 69
Steering gear 76
Transmission gears 81
Valves, to time 55
Air compressor for tires—
Directions for using 82
Foreign cars, on 82
Lubrication of 83
Air pressure—
Gasoline system 31
Tires, air pressure for 98
Alignment of front wheels
93
Ammeter
69
Anti-freezing solution 14
Axles—
Caution in adjusting Timken bearings 84
Straightening parts which have become bent as the result of accident.. 91
Front axle—
Alignment of front wheels 92
Bearings, to adjust front wheel 91
Bearings, to adjust spindle 90
Speedometer drive in right hand spindle, to remove 92
Spindle, to remove
•"
90
Spindle, to replace 90
Stop screws, to adjust
90
Wheel, to remove and replace front 91
Rear axle—
Bearings, to adjust rear wheel _ 84
Brakes, to adjust 85-37
Description of rear axle 84
Illustration of rear axle • 88
Pinion and driving gear, to adjust -. 89
Wheel, to remove and replace rear 84