General information
Front Suspension Fully independent with upper and lower wishbones, coil spring shock absorbers and anti-roll bar (see illustrations below).
Independent rear suspension uses trailing arms, upper and lower control arms and coil-spring damper assemblies (see illustrations below).
All models are equipped with a rack and pinion steering mechanism. Some models have hydraulic power steering. In the power steering system (PAS) an engine-driven steering pump is used, connected to the rack and pinion housing via flexible hydraulic hoses.
Often, during the maintenance of suspension components, one has to deal with hard-to-return fasteners. "sticking" fasteners due to the fact that they are constantly exposed to external influences, are in contact with water, dirt, soot and other substances that contribute to the development of corrosion. In order to facilitate the procedure for giving such "stuck" fasteners, it should be impregnated in advance with a copious amount of penetrating oil. Scouring exposed threaded parts of fasteners with a stiff wire brush also helps loosen rusted nuts. Sometimes, in especially severe cases, for letting go "stuck" bolts / nuts, you can use a drift. The drift rests against the edge of the slot of the nut / bolt head and sharp blows are applied to its opposite end with a hammer. Make sure that the drift does not break, try not to damage the thread with inaccurate blows. Heating a non-release fastener and its surrounding component surface with a blowtorch or gas burner is also a fairly effective method, although the drafters of this Guide do not recommend resorting to this technology unless absolutely necessary due to its potential danger associated with the possibility of fire and the risk of burns. To increase the torque when releasing the fasteners, various types of elongated gates and pipe nozzles are designed for them, however, remember that you should not use such reinforcing devices complete with equipped "ratchet" drive - the risk of failure of the ratchet mechanism is too great. Sometimes a nut/bolt starts to give in after it has been pre-tightened slightly clockwise. All fasteners, the release of which required the use of extraordinary measures during assembly, must be replaced!
Note. After giving away, carefully check the condition of the fastener and, if necessary, replace it with elements of the same size. When assembling, tighten the fasteners of the suspension and steering components strictly with the required force.
Attention! Never try to straighten deformed suspension and steering components - replace defective parts!
Since the maintenance procedures for the suspension components are performed under the vehicle, care should be taken in advance to raise the vehicle and fix it in a raised position (prepare a reliable jack and props).
Attention! Under no circumstances should you carry out any work under the vehicle, which has only been secured in the raised position with a jack!
Front suspension components
1 - Steering gear; 2 - Collar of the bushing of the lower control lever; 3 - Lower control lever; 4 - damper fork; 5 - Swivel fist; 6 - Assembling the shock absorber with a helical spring
Rear Suspension Components
1 - Assembly of a shock absorber with a helical spring; 2 - Upper arm; 3 - Lower arm; 4 - Compensation lever; 5 - Trailing arm