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1957-1958 Frame Dimension errors in shop manual?

Started by wbdeford, November 22, 2023, 06:45:20 PM

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Is this a known error?  (It's page 4-9 from the 58 Supplement, but looks like a 57 diagram at the rear.)  If I add up 34, 62.88, and 29.12, I get 126" instead of 129.5" for the wheelbase. 

When I look at the 59 manual, these numbers add up to 130", which is correct.  I can't find a comparable diagram in the 57 manual at all, nor could I find any hoisting section in the index.

Seems to me the 62.88 has a typo in it, because it's a few inches longer on my SDV, if I am measuring it right.

Another likely error is in the two 12.5 inches.  I have 25 1/4 inches between two points that are a little further back, and closer together, than those spots.
1958 Sedan de Ville

Past:
1956 Fleetwood 75 Sedan
1957 Fleetwood 60 Special
1958 Miller-Meteor Futura Landau Duplex
1960 Coupe de Ville
1966 De Ville Convertible
1970 De Ville Convertible
1971 Eldorado Convertible
1979 Sedan de Ville
1980 Seville

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Could be there were so many changes in production with the 57-58 models.  My 57 was an early bird and some things didnt click in the manual.
Tim

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1948 Buick 76S "Lillian"
1950 Cadillac CDV "Doris"
1959 Cadillac CDV "Shelley"

Past Cars

1937 LaSalle Coupe
1955 Cadillac CDV
1957 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe
1964 Cadillac SDV

and a bunch of others...