Summary of Niva
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 1 table of contents maintenance ............................................................................................................................2 engine lubrication ..........................................................................................
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 2 maintenance the mechanisms, units and parts subject to scheduled maintenance are indicated by reference numbers in figs 25 and 26. Table 1 contains the lubricating instructions and table 2, maintenance instructions (cleaning, checking and adjustment). The car sh...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 3 oil filter every 10.000 km replace the filter. Do it after the first 2,000- 3,000 km on a new car. To replace the filter unscrew it from the cylinder block (pig. 28). Screw the new filter in place only hand- tight..
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 4 valve gear valve clearances every 10.000 km and also in case of abnormal knocking in the valve mechanism, check clearances a (fig. 29) between the cams and valve rockers which should be 0.15 mm on a cold engine both for the intake and exhaust valves. On a new en...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 5 table 3 - sequence of valve clearance adjustment. Crankshaft no of cylinder in which piston is on tdc valves under adjustment angle at end of compression stroke exhaust intake degrees cylinder no. Cam no. Cylinder no. Cam no. 0 4 4 8 3 6 180 2 2 4 4 7 360 1 1 1 ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 6 air cleaner every 10.000 km replace filter element 3 (fig. 35); to this end unscrew nuts 1 and remove cover 2. When driving on extremely dusty roads, replace the filter element every 5,000 km. Seasonal adjustment of the air cleaner is required for delivery of fr...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 7 carburettor every 10.000 km (and also after the first 2,000- 3,000 km if the car is new), wash the carburettor fuel filter and the fuel pump filter with gasoline and blow them out with compressed air. Every 20,000 km clean the carburettor from the inside, wash i...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 8 perform the fine adjustment with the engine warmed-up, valve clearances adjusted, and a spark advance angle set properly. Proceed as follows. • start the engine and turn idle mixture screw limiting bushing 2 all the way out. • using idle speed screw limiting bus...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 9 check the engine idling performance. For this purpose, abruptly depress and release the accelerator pedal; in this case the engine speed should increase smoothly without missing. The engine should not stall when the idling speed is reduced to minimum. If the idl...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 10 every three years or every 60,000 km (whichever comes first), flush the cooling system and fill it with fresh coolant. Drain coolant from the system through two drain holes 1 and 2 (fig. 39), one of which is located in the radiator bottom tank and the other one...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 11 • loosen nut 2 of the alternator joint pin. • shift alternator 3 away from the engine and tighten the fastening nuts. Avoid over tightening the belt so as not to overload the bearings of alternator 3 and water pump 5. Ignition system ignition distributor every ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 12 • slowly rotate the distributor body counter-clockwise until the test lamp comes on; in doing so, slightly press the rotor counter- clockwise to take up clearances. • stop the distributor body exactly at the moment the test lamp comes on (the breaker contact po...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 13 check clearance between pushrod 3 (fig. 45) and piston 2 of master cylinder 1 which should be 0.1-0.5 mm. The clearance corresponds to the travel of pedal 5 through 0.4-2 mm and it is adjusted with stop 4. Check free travel of pushrod 6 of operating cylinder 10...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 14 gearbox, transfer case. Front and rear axles after the first 2000-3000 km and every 30.000 km, change oil in the gearbox, transfer case, and front and rear axles. Do it right after the trip, when oil is still hot. Drain used oil through the holes closed with pl...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 15 1. Make sure that the bearings of the front wheel hubs are adjusted properly and the tyre inflation pressure is normal. 2. Turning the steering wheel in either direction, check for knocking in the joints, steering mechanism and connections. Check and tighten, i...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 16 16 - lower wishbone ball support; 17 - lower wishbone; 18-propeller shaft; 19-upper wishbone ball support; 20 - shims every 10.000 km (and also after the first 2,000-3,000 km if the car is new), check and adjust, if necessary, the clearances in the front wheel ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 17 • mount the steering knuckle on the propeller shaft drive end, connect the ball support to the lower wishbone, secure the shock absorber, and connect the side steering rod to the steering knuckle arm; • install the hub complete with the brake disc on the propel...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 18 wheel rim well. Use tyre irons for the de- mounting/mounting jobs. The di- stance between the tyre irons when catching the tyre bead should not exceed 150 mm. Upon installation of new tyres, be sure to check the wheel balance at a service station. It is not adv...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 19 replacing the wheels to replace a wheel, proceed as follows: place the car on a level ground and apply the parking brake; prepare the jack, tyre pump, tools bag and spare wheel; use the combination wrench to slacken the wheel nuts one revolution; insert the jac...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 20 luggage compartment. Place the car on a flat level ground and set the front wheels in the position that corresponds to the straight-ahead motion. To stabilise the position of the suspension units, exert pressure on them by pushing down first the rear and then t...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 21 are contaminated with oil, check for oil or brake fluid leakage through the seals and eliminate the defect. During the maintenance ope- rations take care to protect the brakes from oil. If free travel of the brake pedal exceeds 5 mm with the engine stopped, or ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 22 before installation of the brake shoes, make sure that brake disc 5 is not damaged nor deeply scored. Replace the disc if it is worn to a thickness below 9.5 mm. To install the brake shoes push the pistons as deep into the cylinders as possible. When doing so s...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 23 then install brake shoes 6, fit the calliper complete with the cylinder block, and fix it with the pressure levers; for this purpose press off the lower lever and shift the calliper so that it is pressed by the lower lever; install the upper lever, insert axle ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 24 bleeding the brake system an increased travel and sponginess of the brake pedal manifest the presence of air in the brake system which impairs considerably efficiency of the brakes. Evacuate air from the system by bleeding in succession; the brake mechanism cyl...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 25 adjusting the free travel of brake pedal every 20.000 km (and also after the first 2,000-3,000 km if the car is new), check and adjust, if necessary, the brake pedal free travel. With the brake system serviceable and the shoe-to-drum clearances of the rear whee...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 26 wiring diagram fig. 65. Wiring diagram: 1- ride direction indication; 2- ride lights; 3- headlight; 4 head- light wiper motor; 5- horn; 6- ignition distributor; 7- spark plugs; 8- alternator, 9- inspection lamp socket; 10- windshield wiper pump; (1- headlight w...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 27 storage battery every 2,500 km or every four months check the electrolyte level in the battery cells (fig. 66). The level should be between the min and max marks on the semi-trans- parent battery case; otherwise the level should reach the lower edge of the fill...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 28 at the same time be sure to clean and lubricate the helical splines of the starter shaft, the bushings of both end shields and the drive pinion with engine oil, and the pinion shift ring of the starter drive, with grease. Voltage regulator any servicing of the ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 29 a burnt-out bulb in the side direction indicator should be replaced after removing the socket with the bulb on the engine compartment side. Tail lights to replace the bulb in the tail light turn off the upper screws which secure the luggage compartment lining, ...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 30 headlight upper beam warning lamp.
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 31 4 (8 a) rh headlight (upper beam) 10 (8 a) voltage regulator 5 (8 a) lh headlight (lower beam) alternator field winding 8 (8 a) rh headlight (lower beam) 11 (8 a) rear fog lamp 7 (8 a) lh side light (marker light) 12 (8 a) electric motors of headlight wipers an...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 32 minor chipping of paint on the car body should be timely sanded and coated with the paint contained in the tin furnished with the car. In case corrosion of the car body parts is detected (corrosion traces, local paint blisters, etc.), take necessary measures to...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 33 rises. If, for some reason or other, the door lock has been disassembled, wash it to remove old grease and, prior to assembly, lubricate it with grease. It is not re- commended to use other grades of grease because at low temperatures the lock may fail to opera...
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Lada niva manual - maintenance page 34 3. Use an oiled tape (paper or fabric) to seal the following holes: - in the air intake pipe of the air cleaner housing; in the muffler tail pipe; in the fuel tank vent pipe. 4. Reduce the tension of the alternator drive belt. 5. Grease-gun the propeller shaft ...