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 operate, or the door may get
spontaneously opened in motion.
Windshield and Headlight Washers
Periodically clean the windshield and headlight washer nozzles end also check the direction of
the washing spray which should be aimed at the upper zone of the sector swept by the wiper
blade. Adjust the direction of the spray by turning the nozzle with the fastening screw
loosened. Adjustment over, tighten the screw. In hot weather the washer reservoir may be
filled with clean water, while in cold weather, at an ambient temperature down to minus 25"C,
only with a mixture of the HMMCC-4 fluid or Glass Autocleanser-2 (25-33 %) and water.
Windshield and Headlight Wipers
In winter, prior to switching on the wipers, make sure that the wiper blades are not frozen to
the glass. Failure to observe this recommendation may lead not only to breakage of the blades,
but also to failure of their electric drives.
Fastening of Units and Mechanisms to Car Body
Every 20,000 Km (and also after the first 2,000-3,000 Km if the car is new) check and, if
necessary, tighten the fastenings of various units and mechanisms to the car body.
MAINTENINCE IN LONG-TERM STORIGE
The best method is to store the car in a dry, dark and well-ventilated room at a temperature
of not below 5 "C and a relative humidity of 50- 70 %. In this case the storage battery and the
car radio may be left in the car.
When the car is stored in a cold room, remove the storage battery and the radio and keep
them separately; drain fluid from the washer tank. If the cooling system is filled with water,
drain it.
When storing the car in a room lighted by sun rays protect the car body and tyres with a
cover made of moisture-permeable material. The employment of covers made of water- proof
materials (canvas, plastic film, and the like) having no vent holes within the zone of the
windshield and back window leads to condensation of moisture on the body surface;
prolonged action of moisture on the body paintwork may ruin it.
If the car is kept outdoors under a cover, the cover should not contact the body painted
surfaces, otherwise the paint coating may be damaged (blisters, peeling, etc.). To provide
normal ventilation, place soft spacers, at least 20 mm high, between the cover and the body.
When preparing the car for long- term storage, proceed as follows:
1. Wash the car and wipe its body dry. Remove traces of corrosion. Touch up damaged
painted surfaces. Apply a wax compound to the body and polish the latter.
2. Start the engine and warm it up. Turn out the spark plugs and pour 25-30 g of engine oil
heated to 70-80"C into each cylinder. To spread the oil uniformly on the entire surface of
the cylinders, give the crankshaft 10-15 revolutions with a starting crank, and screw in the
spark plugs.
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