Lada Niva Manual - Maintenance
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Table of Contents
MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................2
ENGINE LUBRICATION ..............................................................................................................2
Oil Sump.................................................................................................................................2
Oil Filter ................................................................................................................................3
VALVE GEAR ............................................................................................................................4
Valve Clearances ......................................................................................................................4
Tensioning the Valve Gear Chain ................................................................................................5
FUEL SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................5
Air Cleaner .............................................................................................................................6
Carburettor .............................................................................................................................7
Idling speed adjustment .............................................................................................................7
CRANKCASE BREATHING SYSTEM...........................................................................................9
COOLING SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................9
Coolant ..................................................................................................................................9
C
OOLING
S
YSTEM
T
HERMOSTAT
.................................................................................................... 10
A
LTERNATOR
D
RIVE
B
ELT
............................................................................................................ 10
IGNITION SYSTEM................................................................................................................... 11
Ignition Distributor ................................................................................................................ 11
S
PARK
P
LUGS
............................................................................................................................. 12
TRANSMISSION....................................................................................................................... 12
Clutch Fluid Reservoir ............................................................................................................ 12
A
DJUSTING THE
C
LUTCH
C
ONTROL
M
ECHANISM
.............................................................................. 12
G
EARBOX
, T
RANSFER
C
ASE
. ......................................................................................................... 14
Front and Rear Axles .............................................................................................................. 14
Propeller Shaft Splined Connections and Crosses ........................................................................ 14
Joints of Front Wheel Drive Propeller Shafts............................................................................... 14
HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS AND ANTIROLL BAR ......................................................... 14
STEERING GEAR AND WHEELS ............................................................................................... 14
Steering Gear Clearances......................................................................................................... 14
Front Wheel Hub Bearings ....................................................................................................... 15
Examining the Front Suspension Ball Supports and Steering Rod joints........................................... 17
Tyres .................................................................................................................................... 17
Replacing the Wheels............................................................................................................... 19
Front-End Alignment............................................................................................................... 19
BRAKES .................................................................................................................................. 20
Brake Hydraulic System ........................................................................................................... 20
Brake Fluid Reservoir.............................................................................................................. 21
Flexible brake hoses ................................................................................................................ 21
F
RONT
B
RAKES
.......................................................................................................................... 21
R
EAR
B
RAKES
............................................................................................................................ 23
Bleeding the Brake System ........................................................................................................ 24
Adjusting the Free Travel of Brake Pedal.................................................................................... 25
Brake Vacuum Booster............................................................................................................. 25
Parking Brake ........................................................................................................................ 25
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................... 25
Wiring diagram...................................................................................................................... 26
Storage Battery ...................................................................................................................... 27
Alternator ............................................................................................................................. 27
Starter .................................................................................................................................. 27
Voltage Regulator................................................................................................................... 28
Aiming the Headlight Lower Beam ............................................................................................ 28
Replacing the Bulbs ................................................................................................................ 28
Tail lights ............................................................................................................................. 29
Fuses.................................................................................................................................... 29
Fuse-Protected Circuits ........................................................................................................... 29
BODY ...................................................................................................................................... 31
Care of Body ......................................................................................................................... 31
Windshield and Headlight Washers............................................................................................ 33
Windshield and Headlight Wipers.............................................................................................. 33
Fastening of Units and Mechanisms to Car Body ......................................................................... 33
MAINTENINCE IN LONG-TERM STORIGE ................................................................................. 33
