Lada Niva Manual - Maintenance
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Voltage Regulator
Any servicing of the voltage regulator must be performed by qualified specialists only.
When installing the voltage regulator on the car or removing it from the car, see to it that the
regulator is not subject to blows which may bring it out of adjustment.
Aiming the Headlight Lower Beam
Every 20.000 Km (end also after the first 2,000-3,000 Km if the car is new) aim the
headlights. The car is equipped with head lights that have an asymmetric light distribution of
the lower beam, with a sharp boundary between the light and dark zones; such light
distribution makes it possible, with the headlight aimed properly, to reduce the dazzling effect
on the drivers of the oncoming vehicles.
To aim the headlight lower beam proceed as follows:
1. Place the car in running order with a load of 750
n (75 kg) on the driver's seat and with normally
inflated tyres on a level ground (Fig. 67) at a
distance of 5 m from a vertical white screen
located in a shade. A white wall of a building
may serve as a screen.
2. Rock the car sideways to stabilise the car
suspensions.
3. Draw on the screen axial line O located in the car
symmetry plane. Symmetrically to the axial line,
draw lines A and B (a distance of 1160 mm between them should correspond to the
distance between the headlight centres). Then draw horizontal line 1 at height h (which is
a distance from the headlight centre to the ground), and line 2 which should be 120 mm
below line 1.
Fig 67. Aiming headlight lower beam
4. Switch on the lower beam and rotating screws 1 and 2 (Fig.
68), set the light units so that the horizontal border-line
between the light and dark zones passes along line 2 (Fig. 67),
and the inclined limiting lines come from the points of
intersection of lines A and B with line 2.
Fig 68. Headlight.
1- horizontal
adjustment screw, 2- vertical adjustment
screw, 3- headlight rim screw, 4- radiator
decorative grille, 5- radiator grille screw,
6- headlight rim, 7- light unit
Replacing the Bulbs
To replace a bulb in the headlight, turn out screws 5 (Fig. 68)
which secure decorative grille 4 of the radiator and remove the
grille; loosen screws 3 securing the light unit rim, turn the rim
counter- clockwise and remove it. Take out light unit 7 and throw
off the bulb spring clamps.
To replace the bulb in the side light or in the rear fog lamp turn out the lens fastening screws,
remove the lens, gently press on the bulb, turn it counter-clockwise, and take it out.
A burnt-out bulb in the side direction indicator should be replaced after removing the socket
with the bulb on the engine compartment side.
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