1957 Dodge Car Service Manual

This OEM 1957 Dodge Car Service Manual is a high-quality, authorized, licensed reproduction of the original shop manual published by Dodge Division. Whether you're planning to perform a simple tune-up, or a complete rebuild on your 1957 Dodge, the first tool you'll want in hand is this shop manual. It addresses such areas as: brakes (manual, power), clutch, cooling, electrical (heater, electrical system, power seat, power windows, radio, engine (red ram, super red ram, getaway six), exhaust (standard, dual), frame, front suspension (shock absorbers, torsion bars), fuel system (carburetors, fuel pump), lubrication, rear axle and suspension (springs, shock absorbers, propeller shaft and universal joints), steering (manual, power), transmission (standard, PowerFlite, TorqueFlite), wheels and tires, air conditioning, body and sheet metal and special tools--specifications.

No matter if you're wrenching on a "Red Ram", "Super Red Ram", "D500" V-8 engine, or the cleverly-named"Getaway Six", this guide is loaded with all the instructions and specifications you'll need to tackle all of your projects. From camshaft and bearing shell installations to fitting pistons, to testing valve springs, you'll find all the step by step instructions right here in this guide. Dodge offered some excitement under the hoods of their '57 models. The D500 was 325 cubic inches of power, and came with a four barrel carburetor, dual exhaust and hydraulic tappets. In addition to incorporating a double rocker shaft design, it came with hemispherical combustion chambers in the cylinder heads. This book has the goods on service procedures for the heads and valve mechanisms for those cars equipped with the "Hemi" (a name that truly went on to legendary status). Engines aren't the only topics covered in great detail in this repair manual. Need info for that classic, dependable and efficient TorqueFlite transmission? This book has it, too.

This 530 page manual is not only packed with wonderful detailed written instructions. You'll love the huge number and variety of visual tools which have been included, too. There are cut-away drawings, black and white photographs, illustrations, wiring diagrams, charts, disassembled views, tables and more. These clear-cut directions will give you the confidence to tackle all the tasks for your classic.

MODELS COVERED:

• 1957 Dodge Coronet
• 1957 Dodge Custom
• 1957 Dodge Royal

This factory-written shop manual is perfect for service, repairs, restoration and rebuild projects. Clear illustrations and photos show exploded views, as well as component details, plus specifications on engine data, engine torque, carburetion and more.

Perhaps you'll decide to take your car to a shop in order to handle some of the projects. You can then use this manual to understand what they'll be doing, or even provide it to them to use, to be sure they understand how the work is to be done in the way the factory intended.

Subject: 1957 Dodge Car Service Manual - Includes Detailed Procedures and Instructions. | OEM Part Number: D-15901