Routine maintenance and servicing

This Chapter is designed to help the home mechanic maintain his/her vehicle for safety, economy, long life and peak performance.

The Chapter contains a master maintenance schedule, followed by Sections dealing specifically with each task on the schedule. Visual checks, adjustments, component renewal and other helpful items are included. Refer to the accompanying illustrations of the engine compartment and the underside of the vehicle for the locations of the various components.

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Steering wheel - centralising
1 This operation is for correcting small errors in steering wheel centralisation - up to 60º. For larger errors, remove the steering wheel and make a rough correction by repositioning the whe ...

Starter motor - brush renewal
Bosch long frame and JF, and Cajavec types 1 With the starter motor removed from the vehicle and cleaned, grip the unit in a vice fitted with soft jaw protectors. 2 Remove the two screws securing ...

Examination and renovation
Crankshaft, bearings, cylinder bores and pistons 1 Refer to Section 13 in Part A of this Chapter. The information applies equally to the CVH engine, except that standard sized crankshafts are unm ...