trunk CHEVROLET CAMARO 1967 1.G Chassis Workshop Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION 0-4

Fig.
1—Vehicle
Serial Number

Located on Left Front Hinge

Pillar—Chevrolet Shown
Fig.
2—Vehicle Serial Number and

Body Style, Body Number Trim and

Paint Combination Located on

Instrument Panel Brace

Under Glove Box—Corvette
Fig. 3—Four and Six Cylinder

Engine Unit Number Located on

Pad at Right Hand Side of Cylinder

Block at Rear of Distributor

Fig.
4—Eight Cylinder Engine Unit

Number Located on Pad at Front,

Right Hand Side of Cylinder Block
Fig.
5—Rear Axle Unit Number

Located Bottom Surface of Carrier

at Cover Mounting Flange—Corvette
Fig.
6—Rear Axle Unit Number

Located on Right or Left Axle

Tube Adjacent to Carrier

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PAINT

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Fig.
7—Body Style, Body Number

Trim Type and Paint Combination

Located on Upper Right Hand Side

of the Dash Panel—Chevrol et
Fig.
8—Body Style, Body Number

Trim Type and Paint Combination

Located on the Upper Left Hand

Side of the Dash Panel—Chevelle

and Camaro
Fig.
9—Body Style, Body Number

Trim Type and Paint Combination

Located on the Upper Right Hand

Part of the Dash Panel—Chevy II

1. Manufacturers identity number assigned to all

Chevrolet built vehicles.

2.
See Model Identification in this section.

3.
Last number of model year (1967).

4.
F-Flint

5.
Unit numbering will start at 100,001 at all plants.

KEYS AND LOCKS

Four keys (two hexagonal head and two round head) are

provided with each vehicle. The hexagonal-head key

operates the ignition switch and front door locks. The
round-head key operates the locks for the glove box and

rear compartment lid.

' Lock cylinders (except trunk) are furnished for service

uncoded, this necessitates the coding of these replace-

ment lock cylinders.

NOTE: In service, the trunk and glove box

lock cylinders are provided together with the

trunk lock cylinder coded and the glove box

cylinder uncoded.

The side bar type lock (fig. 18) is used for the ignition,

front doors and trunk. The glove box lock is of the wafer

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GENERAL INFORMATION
0-6

Once the code number of the lock is obtained look up

this number in a key cutting book.

All side bar locks (except trunk) furnished to the field

by the Parts' Department are uncoded, that is, they are

furnished without tumblers, springs or spring retainers,

these parts are serviced separately. The tumblers come

in five different depths, indicated by numbers.

The side bar locks have six tumbler positions, and in

looking up the cutting code, the following may be used as

an example. After key code number is determined, either

from key or from number stamped on lock cylinder refer

to your code book and record the key cutting information

as follows:

Key of Lock

Code Number

0V11

Cutting or Tumbler

position from head

of lock
Key Cutting

Code Numerical

545431

123456

NOTE:
Key blanks used for ignition and door

locks are stamped with an "A" while rear com-

partment and glove box blanks are stamped with

a "B".

The number that is written above the cutting or tumbler

position indicates each different tumbler which is to be

dropped into each tumbier slot of the lock.

In cases where a code book is not available, the dia-

gram shown on Figure 19 may be used to determine the

tumblers required to assemble an uncoded lock cylinder.

1.
Lay the key on the diagram (fig. 19) with bottom of

key flush with edge of the drawing, head and point

carefully lined up.

2.
Read the code in numbers 12345 from the head of the

key to the end from positions 1 to 6 inclusive. As

each depth is determined write that number in the

blank space provided above the position numbers

(1-2-3-4-5-6).

3.
With key properly lined up on diagram, all cuts that

show in the first section are marked
"1"
J

4.
Cuts that fall in the first black section, mark "2".

5. Cuts that fall in the first white section, mark "3".

6. Cuts that fall in second black section, mark "4".

7. Cuts that fall in the second white section, mark "5".

After the numbers have been determined and written

above the cutting positions the lock cylinder should be

assembled as follows.

Lock Cylinder Assembly—Refer to Figure 20

1.
Hold cylinder with head of cylinder away and starting

•... at the head of the cylinder, insert the tumblers in
their proper slots in the order called for by the

code, ribbed side toward you and long point down.

2.
After all tumblers are in place, check for correct-

ness with the code. Then press tumblers down with

one finger.

3.
Insert one tumbler spring in the space provided

above each tumbler.

CAUTION: If the springs are tangled, do not

pull them apart—unscrew them.

4.
Reverse the lock cylinder so that the head of the

cylinder is now toward you. Insert the spring re-

tainer so that one of its six prongs enters into each

of the springs and the two large end prongs slide into

the slots at either end of the cylinder. Press the

retainer down with one finger.

5. To check, insert proper key and if tumblers are in-

stalled properly the side bar will be allowed to drop

down. If bar does not drop down, remove the key,

spring retainer, springs and tumblers and reas-

semble correctly.

NOTE:
If the tumblers have not been assembled

correctly and not according to the code, the

tumblers can be removed from the cylinder by

holding it with the tumbler slots down, pulling

the side bar out with the fingers and jarring the

cylinder to shake the tumblers out. This pro-

cedure is necessary because after the tumblers

have been pressed down into the cylinder they

are held in their slots by the cross bar.

6. If after checking it is found that the lock is as-

sembled properly, remove key and place cylinder in

INSERTING

TUMBLER
CHECKING

WITH CODE

STAKING

POINTS

NSERTING

TUMBLER SPRINGS
INSERTING

SPRING RETAINER

Fig.
19—Tumbler Requirement Diagram
Fig.
20—Assembling Lock Cylinder

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FRONT SUSPENSION 3-7

CAMARO
CHEVROLET
AND

CORVETTE

LOWER

CONTROL
ARM

CHEVELLE
CHEVY
II

Fig.
9- Checking Riding Height

not the vehicle riding height is correct.

1.
Place the vehicle on a smooth, level floor and bounce

and rock the front end several times. Raise vehicle,

then allow it to settle to a normal height.

2.
Measure the following two distances (fig. 9):

a. From the floor to the center of the inner pivot of

the lower control arm. (On the Chevrolet and

Camaro, this measurement must be made at the

rear end of the pivot.)

b.
Chevrolet--Measure the distance from the floor

to the lower face of the lower steering knuckle

boss for the spherical joint on the same side of

the vehicle.

Chevelle—From the floor to the outer pivot

which is located 1/8" (.12) inboard from the ball

stud boss at the lower surface of the arm.

Chevy II--Measure the distance from the floor

to the lower ball joint seat.
Corvette—Measure the distance from the floor

to the lower face of the lower steering knuckle

boss for the spherical joint on the same side of

the vehicle.

Camaro—From the floor to the lower inboard

edge of ball seat.

3.
The difference between these two measurements

should be as outlined in the Specifications given at

the end of the book with the vehicle at curb weight

(full tank of gas, spare tire and jack in trunk, no

passengers).

4.
Measure the opposite side of the vehicle in the same

manner. The measurements for both sides should

differ no more than 1/2".

5. To correct the height, springs must be replaced.

These springs do not have flat ends and shims should

not be used.

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REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE 4-5

Fig.
6—Measuring Rear Riding Height (Chevrolet and Chevelle)

RIDING HEIGHT CHECK

(Chevrolet, Chevelle Camaro and Chevy II)

In case of vehicle riding height complaints, a spring

height check will show if the rear suspension is at the

right height.

1.
Position car on smooth level floor.

2.
Vehicle must be at curb weight (full gas tank, no

passengers, spare and jack in trunk). Car should be

raised up a few times to allow suspension to settle

with car weight to eliminate friction at arm pivots.

3.
On Chevrolet and Chevelle models, measure riding
Fig.
8—Measuring Rear Riding Height (Camaro)

height as the distance from the top of the axle hous-

ing to frame kick-up (fig. 6).

4.
On Chevy II models, measure riding height as the

distance from lower surface of bumper support

bracket to top of axle housing (fig. 7).

5.
On Camaro models measure riding height as the

distance from jounce bumper upper attaching bolt to

top of axle housing (fig. 8).

6. Riding heights vary between models* Refer to speci-

fications section for vehicle and model application.

WHEEL ALIGNMENT (CORVETTE)

Camber

Wheel camber angle is obtained by adjusting the eccen-

tric cam and bolt assembly located at the inboard mount-

ing of the strut rod (fig. 9). Place rear wheels on

alignment machine and determine camber angle. To

adjust, loosen cam bolt nut and rotate cam and bolt as-

sembly until specified camber is reached. Tighten nut

securely and torque to specifications.

Fig.
7—Rear Riding Height (Chevy II)
Fig.
9—Ad
justing
Rear Wheel Camber (Corvette)

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FUEL TANK AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS 8-28

assembly is mounted on top of the tank and cannot be

removed for service without lowering the tank. The

upper filler neck assembly is routed through an opening

in the rear panel above the bumper and through the trunk

floor pan (fig. 33). The filler neck is not centered in the

rear panel but offset to the right to obtain the proper fill

rate.

The fuel pickup pipe is an integral part of the tank

meter unit^ located at the top front center of the tank. A

fine mesh screen is located at the bottom end of the fuel

pickup pipe to prevent the entrance of foreign material

into the fuel system.

Fig.
33—Filler Neck Assembly

COMPONENT PART REPLACEMENT

FUEL TANK

Draining Tank

Refer to Chevrolet page 8-2.

Removal and Installation

1.
Drain fuel tank. .'...' .

2.
Raise vehicle.

3.
Disconnect fuel pickup line, gauge wire and ground

lead from tank unit.

4.
Loosen filler neck inlet hose clamp.

5. Remove tank support strap bolts and straps, then

lower tank carefully.

6. Reverse procedure to install.

FUEL TANK GAUGE SENDING UNIT (Fig. 34)

Replacement

1.
Remove fuel tank.

2.
Remove cam lock using special Tool J-8950.

3.
Remove meter unit and rubber gasket.

CAUTION: Carefully remove unit so as not to

damage screen on end of pipe.

4.
Clean screen by blowing out with compressed air.

5. Reverse removal procedure to install.
FUEL LINES (Fig. 35)

The gasoline lines extending from fuel tank to fuel

pump,
are routed on the underside of the underbody, on

the right side, opposite the single exhaust system. The

lines extend from the fuel tank to the right side of the

engine to the fuel pump and over the front of the engine

to the carburetor.

Maintenance

CAUTION:

plete fuel
Always drain gasoline from corn-

including carburetor, fuel

pump and
fuel lines and fuel tank if the

vehicle is to be stored for any
eciable

length of time. This precaution will prevent

accumulation of gum formation and resultant

poor engine performance.

The fuel lines should occasionally be inspected for

leaks,
kinks, or dents. If evidence of dirt is found in the

carburetor or fuel pump disassembly, the lines should be

disconnected and blown out. Check the fuel tank strainer

for damage or omission. Fuel lines are of 5/16" diameter

tubing for regular installation with beaded-type ends for

connections to hoses and flared ends for secure line

connections.

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SECTION 12

ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS

CONTENTS
OF
THIS
SECTION

Page
Page

System 12-1

Instruments and Gauges 12-21

Directional Signal 12r40
Windshield Wipers and Washers 12-44

Wiring Diagrams 12-56

Special Tools 12-60

LIGHTING SYSTEM

INDEX

Page

General Description
!2-i

Maintenance and Adjustments
•.................. 12-2

Headlamp Adjustment......................
12-3

Headlamp Panel Travel Adjustment.
12-5

Service Operations.
. . .. 12-5

Front Lighting
12-5

Headlamp
. 12_5

Parking Lamp
12-5

Fender Lamp
. 12_^

Headlamp Panel
12-8

Headlamp Panel Motor
^2-9

Rear Lighting
l2-10

Tail, Stop and Directional Lamps
12-10
Page

Backing Lamps
12-14

License Plate Lamp
12-14

Automatic Transmission Quadrant Lamp
12-14

Seat Separator Console Lamps
. 12-15

Lighting Switch
. . 12-15

Wiper Switch.
12-15

Stoplight Switch
12-15

Dimmer Switch
12-15

Backing Lamp Switches
12-15

Neutral Safety Switches
12-17

Parking Brake Alarm Switch
................. 12-19

Instrument Panel Compartment Lamp/Switch
12-19

Cirgarette Lighter
12-19

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

.
The lighting system includes: the main lighting switch,

stop light, dimmer, and backing lamp switches, head-

lamps, parking lamps, stop, tail and directional lamps,

instrument illumination and indicator lamps, and the

necessary wiring to complete the various circuits. A

fuse panel provides convenient power take offs and fuse

clips for the appropriate circuits (fig. 1).

Chevrolet and Chevelle headlamp installation is all

new in that the headlamps are located in the radiator

support with adjusting screws and springs. Eliminating

the need for having separate headlamp housings. Chev-

rolet and Chevelle headlamp retainers and springs are

interchangeable.

Chevy n headlamp housings are new because of revised

front end styling and Corvette front end lighting is basi-

cally carryover.

Front fender lamps have been added as an option for

Chevrolet models and as standard equipment on Caprice

series.

Camaro models use single headlamps and the Rally

Sport model headlamps are covered by a retractable

section of the grille when lamps are not used. The sec-

tion of the grille covering the headlamps folds back when

lights are required; the headlamps are stationary. The

covering is retracted by a small electric motor mounted

to the headlamp housing. The headlamps are automat-

ically uncovered when the headlight switch is pulled "ON"

for illumination. If at any time the electrical circuit

becomes inoperative, the lamps can be uncovered manu-

ally. The ignition switch must be
"ON"
in order to close

the headlamp doors.

Parking lamp for Chevelle and Chevrolet models are
new due to revised front end sheet metal and bumper

styling. Parking lamps are located in the bumper on

Chevrolet, Chevelle and Chevy n models

Camaro parking lamps are located in the radiator

grille except for the Rally Sport models on which the

parking lamps are in the valance panel. For styling

reasons, the lens is white and an amber glass bulb is

used. All Camaro parking lamps require a separate

ground wire to assure a good ground contact because of

the plastic grille and painted contact surfaces.

The Chevrolet tail, stop, and directional lamps are in

one housing with a three section lens design on Impala

and Caprice sedans. The center lens for Impala series

is the back-up lamp. The center lens on the Caprice is

a tail lamp with the back-up lamps being located in the

rear bumper. Chevrolet station wagons have three indi-

vidual housings with three lenses, the center lamp being

the back-up. Biscayne and Bel-Air sedans have a single

housing and lens for tail, stop, and directional lamp with

a similarly constructed back-up lamp inboard and adja-

cent to it.

Chevelle tail, stop, and directional lamps are a single

lens design that follows through with the rear fender

styling. The back-up lamp is located in r.ear bumper.

Camaro models except Rally Sport have tail lamps

with integral back-up lamps mounted inboard of the rear

fenders between the trunk opening and bumper. The

Rally Sport model has dual tail lamps in the rear housing

and valance mounted back-up lamps.

Corvette, Chevy n, and Corvair tail and directional

signal lights are carryover. The Corvette has new back-

up lamps center mounted above the license plate opening.

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ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS 12-14

BACKING LAMPS

lamp Housing Replacement (Fig. 19)

Bumper Installation

1.
Remove two screws retaining housing assembly in

the bumper and remove housing.

'2.
Disconnect lamp wire assembly connector from wir-

ing harness.

3.
Remove lens retaining screws, lens and bulb from

housing assembly and transfer to new housing unit.

4.
Connect lamp wiring assembly to harness assembly,

housing and check operation of lamp.

•5.
Position lamp assembly in place and install retaining

screws.

Corvette (Fig. 18)

1.
Remove license plate and bracket assembly.

2.
Remove tailpipe extensions and rear body valance

panel.

3.
Remove backing lamp attaching nuts.

4.
Disengage backing lamp assembly from body opening

and disconnect wiring harness at rear of lamp.

5. Transfer bulb, gasket and lens to replacement

housing.

6. Connect chassis wiring connector to housing and po-

sition lamp assembly to body opening.

7. Attach ground wire to housing and install retaining

nuts to housing.

8. Install body valance panel.

9. Position license plate assembly to body and install

retaining screws.

LICENSE PLATE LAMP SERVICE

Lamp Housing

1.
Remove the lamp assembly retaining screws and re-

move lamp assembly from mounting location (rear

bumper center face bar most models). On Corvette

models remove rear valance panel.

2.
Disconnect lamp wiring from chassis harness con-

nector (inside trunk on some models).

3.
Force grommet and Wiring down through body open-

ing (where applicable) and remove assembly from

vehicle.

4.
To install replacement unit, insert grommet and wir-

ing through body opening where applicable and con-

nect wiring to chassis harness.

5. Position assembly and install retaining screws. On

Corvette models make sure ground wire is properly

installed.

6. Check operation of lamp assembly.

iuib Replacement

1.
Remove lens retaining screws and lens.

NOTE:
On Camaro models loosen housing re-

taining screws.

2.
Remove and replace bulb.

3.
Position lens and install retaining screws.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

QUADRANT LAMP REPLACEMENT

Chevrolet (Fig. 20)

1.
Remove four screws retaining lower mast jacket

cover to upper cover.

2.
Remove two screws retaining upper cover to instru-

ment console.

3.
Remove two screws securing shield to upper cover

assembly.

4.
Remove and replace bulb.

5. Position shield to upper cover assembly and install

retaining screws.

6.' Position upper cover assembly to instrument console

and install retaining screws.

7. Position lower cover and install four retaining

screws.

Chevy II and Camaro (Fig. 21)

1.
Remove two screws attaching retainer and dial to

directional signal housing; remove retainer and dial

face from housing.

2.
Remove cap and bulb.

3.
Replace bulb and cap, then position dial and retainer

to housing.and install attaching screws.

Fig.
20 - Dial Quadrant Lamp — Chevrolet

1.
Upper Cover

2.
Shield

3. Lamp and Socket
4.
Dial Pointer

5.
Lower Cover

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