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TLL cero ea ne Trans Do WORKSHOP MANUAL for SIMCA 1300/1301 and 1500/1501 COMPILED AND WRITTEN PETER R. D. RUSSEK and I, HIGGINS cen Type Identification / We wish to acknowledge the assistance received from Chrysler Imports U.K. in providing us with technical specifications, illustration material, repair instructions and technical advice. This has enabled us 10 provide throughout this manual authentic instructions and data NO LIABILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY INACCURACIES OR OMISSIONS IN THIS MANUAL, although every possible care has been taken to make it as complete and accurate as possible. Ne INDEX ENGINE fee ee ee COOLING SYSTEM 20 FUEL SYSTEM Sere eee er 23 CLUTCH... 32 CONVERSION TABLE 22220020 37 GEARBOX 38 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION eeeeneneseeensnnen’ | REAR AXLE (Propeller Shaft). - + 50 CHASSIS DIAGRAM cee eeneneneeer REAR SUSPENSION | | - Lis 56 FRONT AXLE AND FRONT SUSPENSION | |. © or) STEERING posed ri BRAKES . 1. pee re reer 6s ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (Ig n) eee asl WIRING DIAGRAM... . ee reer oo) TECHNICAL DATA... + 98 TIGHTENING TORQUES 105 WINTER PRECAUTIONS . 1.2... ae 110 ENGINE TUNING DATA enneenenrt) Introduction This Workshop Manual was compiled and written with the intention of providing the owner of @ Simca 1901 and 1501 and the non-franchised garage with details of the maintenance and repair operations that they are likely to encounter. As the Simca 1301/1501 is based on the previous Simca 1300/1500, the book contains most of the information nacessary for the ‘Do-it-yourself” man to service these cars. Much information from the manufacturer's original service and repair instructions has been condensed and incorporated in the manual in a form which will enable the reader to qulekly become familiar with the idfosynchrasies and technicalities peculiar to the Simea 1300/1800 and 1301/1801 rang. In certain cases it will be necessary for the repairer to make use of special sorvice tools, and the appropriate tool numbers and methods aro also detailed. If special tools are not availabe, itis sometimes also possible to employ alternative methods or other suitable tools, Special mention should be made of the fact that a fault finding section is annexed to most of the major chapters, thus simplifying the sometimes dificult task of diagnosis. The items listed cover only the most likely causes of trouble, as itis impossible to list every aspect of malfunctioning. The lst, however, has been carefully compiled and is used in all our Workshop Manual Publications, The measurement ‘conversions given in inches have been converted as closely as possible from the original milimetre sizes Dimensions, referring to critical diameters, widths, etc. have not been converted, In order to avoid

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